Psammobiosis and bioerosion: examining
ecological strategies in sponges using the case example Coelocarteria singaporensis

Schönberg, Christine H L; Lim, Sungmook

doi:10.1007/s10347-019-0556-5

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2019

DOI: 10.1007/s10347-019-0556-5

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Psammobiosis and bioerosion: examining ecological strategies in sponges using the case example Coelocarteria singaporensis

Christine H L Schönberg

Sungmook Lim

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Importance of complex sponges as habitat and feeding substrata for coral reef fishes

Coppock,

Kingsford,

Jones

2024

Mar Biol

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Coral reef fishes are usually assumed to be most strongly associated with reef-building corals. However, sponges can be a significant structural component of coral reef ecosystems and their framework can enhance the local abundance and biodiversity of fish assemblages. Little is known regarding the range of fish species using complex sponges as either shelter or feeding substrata. Here we use a combination of stationary video cameras and focal animal sampling to document fish species positively associated with complex sponges in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Stationary cameras identified 45 fish species using the sponges for either shelter, feeding substrata or as sites for ambush predation. A guild of 10 individual fish species from five families (Blenniidae, Chaetodontidae, Gobiidae, Labridae and Pomacentridae) were observed to quantify sponge and other habitat use and compared with habitat availability to determine the level of sponge selectivity. One species, Pleurosicya elongata (the Slender Spongegoby), lived in obligate association with Ianthella basta (Elephant Ear sponge), and there was a positive relationship between sponge size and number of resident fish, however this was not significant for all life stages. Five other fish species appeared to preferentially select sponges as habitat (Amblyglyphidodon aureus, Chaetodon kleinii, Coradion chrysozonus, Escenius prooculis and Pomacentrus nigromanus), while for others, sponge use appeared incidental. When selectivity indices were calculated for specific sponge species it was apparent that some fishes exhibited preferences for particular sponge species or growth forms. These results suggest more fish species may be reliant on sponges than is widely appreciated.

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Importance of complex sponges as habitat and feeding substrata for coral reef fishes

Coppock,

Kingsford,

Jones

2024

Mar Biol

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Distribution and Abundance of Intertidal Sponge (Porifera) Communities in Coral Reefs of Singapore

Lim,

Tan,

Goh

2023

Ocean Sci. J.

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Given the important functional roles of sponges in the coral reef community, few studies have looked at sponge community assemblages in Singapore. This study was conducted to assess the sponge diversity, species richness, and species abundance of intertidal sponge communities in Singapore’s coral reefs, including Pulau Hantu, P. Subar Laut, Tanjong Rimau, and Labrador Park. Belt transects measuring 10 m by 1 m were established to survey the sponge communities at these reef sites. Based on sponge morphology, a total of 28 morphospecies were identified, belonging to eight different sponge orders, namely Chondrillida, Clionaida, Dictyoceratida, Haplosclerida, Poecilosclerida, Suberitida, Tetractinellida, and Verongiida. Univariate statistical analyses revealed that sponge diversity, species richness, and abundance at P. Hantu site 2 were significantly higher than that in Labrador Park. In addition, multivariate statistical analyses showed that in terms of community structure, there were three distinct clusters found at P. Hantu site 2, Labrador Park, and P. Subar Laut. The formation of these distinct clusters was sponge species specific and shaped by environmental factors and anthropogenic stresses. Preliminary sponge data presented in this study contribute to the regional biogeography of sponges and could serve as baseline data for future studies, including ecological research and biomonitoring of marine invertebrates, and support marine conservation efforts in Singapore.

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No taxonomy needed: Sponge functional morphologies inform about environmental conditions

Schönberg

2021

Ecological Indicators

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Psammobiosis and bioerosion: examining ecological strategies in sponges using the case example Coelocarteria singaporensis

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Importance of complex sponges as habitat and feeding substrata for coral reef fishes

Importance of complex sponges as habitat and feeding substrata for coral reef fishes

Distribution and Abundance of Intertidal Sponge (Porifera) Communities in Coral Reefs of Singapore

No taxonomy needed: Sponge functional morphologies inform about environmental conditions

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