Sponge Guide Updates

  • December 5, 2014
    • Updated database to include 231 species-morph descriptions
    • Updated image library to include 2,152 images.
    • Detailed record of taxonomic changes and additions to the guide
    • Expanded geographic range of images to include eastern and southern Caribbean
    • Added spicule and tissue composite images and descriptions and taxonomic notes for 49 species
    • Added habitat data for each image and now can search by habitat.
      • Mangrove/coastal lagoons (includes shallow seagrass beds)
      • Rocky shore/shallow reef - littoral hard and reef bottoms <12 m depth
      • Deep reef - hard bottom habitat >12 m depth
    • Printable view of species information
    •  

  • March 20, 2012
    • Updated database to include 212 species-morph descriptions
    • Updated image library to include 1,711 images.
    • Expanded geographic range of images to include eastern Caribbean
    • Added custom search page
    • An archive of the 2nd edition can be found at www.spongeguide.org/2ndEdition
  • July 13, 2009
    • Added a link to the World Porifera Database on the species information page.
    • Updated the database
    • Minor website edits.