Hi Susanne,
thanks for your answer. When diving, I have sometimes seen a dead sponge
standing just next to other healthy ones, and we got a recently dead
rossellid among other living ones in a trawl from the Antarctic
deep-sea; but who knows the reasons? I guess, there will be a chance to
discuss the issue with W.E.G. Müller and others in Rio.
Cheers
Dorte
Susanne Gatti schrieb:
> Hi Dorte,
> Working on my thesis about growth rates (and hence age) of Antarctic
> sponges I had many many discussions about this with several people. I
> think Werner Müller would be an excellent partner for you to discuss
> this. It may be pretty hard, to find a definite yes or no to any of
> your questions. Personally (and at the moment) I would tend to "maybe
> not" for both of your questions. But I'm looking forward to hopefully
> many answers and personal opinions aired here!
> Susanne
>
>> I mean, is there a genetically determined death of sponge
>> individuals, like it is known for higher animals?
>> do sponges die of old age?
>
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