Microscopy image of sponge (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Microscopy image of sponge

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A closer look at the newly described marine sponge species, stelletta hokuwanawana, whose name is derived from two Hawaiian words: hōkū (star) and wanawana (spiny or thorny), translating to “thorny star.” This name was chosen to reflect the spiky microscleres in this species. 

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Jan Vicente, HIMB.

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