The growth dynamics and survival of the sponge Corticium candelabrum (Demospongiae: Homosclerophorida) were surveyed in the northwestern Mediterranean for more than 3 yr. Growth and regeneration...
Environmental Flow Regimes for Dysidea avara Sponges (2008)
Mendola, D., Uriz, M.J., Wijffels, R.H.
The aim of our research is to design tank systems to culture Dysidea avara for the production of avarol. Flow information was needed to design culture tanks suitable for effective production. Water...
Environmental Flow Regimes for Dysidea avara Sponges (2008)
Mendola, D., Uriz, M.J., Wijffels, R.H.
The aim of our research is to design tank systems to culture Dysidea avara for the production of avarol. Flow information was needed to design culture tanks suitable for effective production. Water...
Cell culture from sponges: pluripotency and immortality (2007)
Sponges are a source of compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications. In this article, methods of sponge cell culture for production of these bioactive compounds are reviewed, and new...
Cultivation of sponge larvae: settlement, survival, and growth of juveniles (2007)
Otjens, H., Uriz, M.J., Wijffels, R.H.
The aim of this study was to culture sponge juveniles from larvae. Starting from larvae we expected to enhance the survival and growth, and to decrease the variation in these parameters during the...
Embryo development of Corticium candelabrum (Demospongiae: Homosclerophorida) (2007)
Uriz, M.J., Ereskovsky, A.V., Wijffels, R.H.
Corticium candelabrum is a homosclerophorid sponge widespread along the rocky Mediterranean sublittoral. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy were used to describe the gametes and larval...
What to do in marine biotechnology? (2003)
Tramper, J., Battershill, C., Brandenburg, W.A., Burgess, G., Hill, R., Luiten, E.E.M., ...
During the symposium "Marine Biotechnology: Basics and Applications", held 25 February¿1 March, 2003 in Matalascañas, Spain, a special brainstorm session was organized. Two questions were...
Sponges are an important source of secondary metabolites with pharmaceutical interest. This is the main reason for the increasing interest of sponge culture recent years. The optimal culture system...