Tagged: sponges

What’s in a name? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 27, 2019 •

• golf-ball sponge,
• speciation,
• sponges,
• taxonomy,
• Tethya burtoni

Megan Shaffer Identifying species is not as easy as it seems. Animals are generally distinguished from one another based on differences in their appearances. Generally, organisms that look the same and share similar characteristics are named the same species, and organisms that look different are classified as different species. Though seemingly simple, identifying species based on what they look like … Read More

Discovering new species in the Kermadec Islands - Infrequently Asked Questions

Lynley Hargreaves • Jan 28, 2016 •

• Kermadec Islands,
• marine sanctuary,
• new species,
• sponges,
• taxonomy

Dr Tom Trnski A November 2015 expedition to the remote, subtropical Kermadec Islands doubled the area’s number of known sponge species, with a sponges taxonomist on the team for the first time. That was exciting to see, says Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Tom Trnski, the expedition leader. But often the really interesting part, he tells us, is how species … Read More