“…Since the late 19th century, these soft body architectures intrigued pioneers of sponge studies, namely Gray ( 1867 ), Schulze ( 1878a , 1879b , 1879a , 1879b ), von Lendenfeld ( 1889 ) and Minchin ( 1900 ). As the time went by, additional data were provided by numerous researchers (Aouacheria et al, 2006 ; Bergquist, 1978 , 1980 ; Cowden, 1970 ; De Cook & Bergquist, 1998 , 2002 ; Erpenbeck et al, 2012 , 2020 ; Exposito et al, 1991 , 2002 ; Gaino, 2011 ; Garrone 1985 , 1999 ; Garrone et al, 1973 ; Gross et al, 1956 ; Junqua et al, 1974 ; Manconi et al, 2013 ; Müller, 1998a , 1998b ; Müller et al, 2004 ; Schröder et al, 2000 ; Sim & Lee, 1999 , 2002a , 2002b ; Simpson, 1984 ; Stocchino et al, 2021 ; Vacelet, 1959 , 1971 ).…”