Q&A: A magnificent new sponge from the deep gets a name

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#Q&A: A magnificent new sponge from the deep gets a name

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“#Q&A: A magnificent new sponge from the deep gets a name” Scientists used a powerful scanning electron microscope (SEM) to get the detailed image on the left of the sponge’s spicules; in the image, the spiky tips of the spicule are about 20 micrometers across. Because sponge spicules are delicate and sometimes not complete, SEM…