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Advancing knowledge/tools for sustainable management and conservation of sponge species and habitats. Funded by @biodiversa.eu sponbiodiv.org 🇵🇹🇳🇴🇸🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷🇬🇷🇧🇷🇿🇦

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Day 5 of our "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" 🇿🇦 End of the group assignments (identification of 3 unknown sponges) with measurements 📐 and use of the scanning electron microscope! Followed by presentations. Congratulations to all! 😃 Thanks to @biodiversa.eu and @fao.org.
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Day 4 of our "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" in Cape Town 🇿🇦 The participants gave some talks, visited the molecular labs at Iziko Museum, discussed about biodiversity datasets. Finally they continued to work on their sponge identifications.😅 @biodiversa.eu @dsbsoc.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Day 3 of our "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" in Cape Town 🇿🇦 Discussions about the importance of natural history collections followed by a visit of the rich Iziko Museum zoology collections, more than 500 000 specimens! 🤩 @biodiversa.eu @fao.org @dsbsoc.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Day 2 of our "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" in Cape Town 🇿🇦 The participants finally meet the #sponges from the Iziko Museum collection, all collected in South Africa 🪸 Lots of excitement and curiosity 😀 @biodiversa.eu @dsbsoc.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A successful 1st day of our "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" in Cape Town, South Africa 😀 An intro to #deep-sea biology and #sponges, and the first practical on Image-based identification using BIIGLE. @biodiversa.eu @dsbsoc.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good morning Cape Town! First day of our #SponBIODIV "Deep-sea Biodiversity and Applied Taxonomy Workshop" at the Iziko Museum of Natural History! 😀 @biodiversa.eu @dsbsoc.bsky.social @cdeepsea.bsky.social @deepseapod.com
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New golf-ball sponge 🏐 species on the way! We are far from having described the sponge fauna of European waters! 👇@biodiversa.eu @tettrix.eu @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now more than 11 millions views 😮 for the You Tube video of Dhruz Rathee on the Deep-sea, where our SponBIODIV partners are featured. @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New study led by our Swedish partner @uu.se, improving our knowledge of #sponge 🪸 morphological and chemical evolution! published @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social. @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A huge effort by Celso Domingos and collaborators who produced a curated dataset of glass sponges (Hexactinellida) from the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans!🌍 The final dataset holds 4136 records of 153 species🍾 @biodiversa.eu @ciimar.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The discovery of a tiny species leads to a new family of sponges!!! 🤩 Study led by our Portugual-based researcher Andreu Santín @ciimar.bsky.social 👇 @biodiversa.eu @oceanspecies.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The ZJLS blog is reporting on our partner's latest study on new 🧽 species from #CapeVerde.
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
5 new #sponge #homoscleromorph species and one new genus 🤩, all coming from just 3 underwater caves in Cape Verde 👇 @biodiversa.eu @univ-amu.fr @ufrjoficial.bsky.social
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Cave-dwelling Homoscleromorpha (Porifera) from Cape Verde archipelago (Northeast Atlantic): one new genus of aspiculate Plakinidae and five new species
Abstract. Significant efforts have been made to describe the diversity of the sponge class Homoscleromorpha across various oceanic regions, yet the Tropica
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Vasilis Gerovasileiou @vgerovasileiou.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🌊🧽 A milestone for Mediterranean sponge conservation! For the first time, 24 Mediterranean #sponge species were assessed for the IUCN Red List in the frame of @sponbiodiv.bsky.social : 🔴4 EN | 🟠1 VU | 🟡2 NT | 🟢5 LC | ❓12 DD. 👉 tinyurl.com/39k4r57c #SponBIODIV #IUCNRedList
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First Mediterranean IUCN Red List assessments completed for sponge species – SponBIODIV
Mediterranean sponge conservation has reached an important milestone with the completion of the first regional IUCN Red List assessments for Mediterranean sponge species
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Mediterranean #sponge species receive strengthened #protection under the Barcelona Convention, thanks to researchers from SponBIODIV! 🤩 @biodiversa.eu
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Mediterranean sponge species receive strengthened protection under the Barcelona Convention – SponBIODIV
The SponBIODIV consortium leads the first addition of sponge species into the Barcelona Convention
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Our Swedish partner was invited again on national TV to talk about the Deep Arctic Expedition and its first results @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A new deep-sea LIVE ongoing! 👇 @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Our Swedish partner is answering questions from US and Canada classrooms on the deep-sea and #sponges! @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Our researchers from the Museums in Uppsala and Madrid are streaming LIVE from the Arctic Mid-Atlantic Ridge: on Bamboo Coral Garden at 1000 m depth. So many #sponges! @biodiversa.eu @greenpeace.org @uu.se @mncn-csic.bsky.social #deeparcticexpedtion
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sponges and the deep-sea presented on National Swedish TV! from our Uppsala University partner 👇 @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The deadline for registration and abstract submission is May 31, 2026. All details, forms, and updates are available at lebr-ufba.wixsite.com/3sibesp.
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
In addition to inspiring keynote lectures, the program includes oral presentations, poster sessions, and minicourses offering multiple formats for scientific exchange.
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Our Brazilian partner is organizing the "3rd Brazilian Symposium on Spongiology" (3º SIBESP) will take place from November 10 to 13 at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) in Salvador, Brazil. Participation will be in person only, and the official language will be Portuguese.
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Our Swedish and Spanish partners are getting ready for an upcoming expedition to the Arctic Mid-Atlantic Ridge in collaboration with Greenpeace! 🤩 The aims are to explore the Arctic deep sea fauna (including #sponges), but also push for the protection of the Deep. @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Our Brazilian SponBIODIV partner includes the world leading experts on #calcareous #sponges! These sponges are particularly challenging to find and identify. Here's a recent paper on the species found in Eastern Brazil. 🤩 1/6 @biodiversa.eu mapress.com/zt/article/v...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
SponBIODIV @biodiversa.eu participates in a new population genomics study of the beautiful Mediterranean🧽 Axinella polypoides. Findings emphasize the importance of protecting mesophotic habitats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Does an arctic circumpolar distribution exist for deep-sea #sponges? Unravelling the systematics of the lollipop sponge 🍭, led by our collaborators @ciimar.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (photo: MAREANO / Havforskningsinstituttet)
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
#Photogrammetry works to monitor vulnerable marine ecosystems such as deepsea #spongegrounds! A population of the iconic 'Asconema setubalense' slightly increased reveal our partners from IEO-CSIC (Gijón, Spain), despite high fishing pressure. @biodiversa.eu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The use of historical #collections is pivotal in the understanding of today's taxonomy and biodiversity. Our SponBIODIV partner @uu.se illustrates this with a 19th century🎩 #sponge🪸 collection from the North Atlantic 🌊. @biodiversa.eu
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Paco Cardenas @paccardenas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Uppsala University was curious to see for themselves the new order of #sponges we discovered 😅
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Uppsala universitet on Instagram: "(English below) Paco Cárdenas och Julio A. Díaz har hittat helt nya svampdjur, som bland annat lever utanför Spaniens kuster. Vid närmare analys upptäckte forskarna ...
112 likes, 3 comments - uppsalauniversity on December 2, 2025: "(English below) Paco Cárdenas och Julio A. Díaz har hittat helt nya svampdjur, som bland annat lever utanför Spaniens kuster. Vid närmar...
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Paco Cardenas @paccardenas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
The Uppsala University News today talk about our new order of sponges! 🪸If you want to know more 👇
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New marine sponges provide clues about animal evolution - Uppsala University
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Amazing SponBIODIV discovery 🤩 by Díaz et al. at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University, Sweden. We welcome the VILESIDA, an entirely new order of #sponges 🪸 @biodiversa.eu
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
New observations of fascinating rock #sponges 🤩, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea! A short note from our Greek partners highlight some of the threats rock sponges face, such as #plastic liter in the deep-sea 🙁 @biodiversa.eu link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@mncn-csic.bsky.social @irbio-ub.bsky.social @ciimar.bsky.social y.social @universityofri.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu Link: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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Connectivity and Adaptation Patterns of the Deep-Sea Ground-Forming Sponge Geodia hentscheli Across Its Entire Distribution
Abstract. Geodia hentscheli, a species forming sponge grounds in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, is a common deep-sea organism, that plays a fundamen
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
#Connectivity in the #deepsea! EXCELLENT study on the key sponge ground species ‘Geodia hentscheli’, shows strong genetic and microbiome structures segregated by depth. 👇 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Do microbes contribute to #sponge sexual reproduction❤️ ? A team from SponBIODIV finds significant microbial composition changes in two species between reproductive and non-reproductive sponges! Spoiler: #Archaea are important! @mncn-csic.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Can #sponges help protect the threatened coastal lagoon of the Mar Menor (SE of Spain)? 🧽 #eDNA 🧬 to monitor biological communities in shallow coastal ecosystems. 76 taxa, 9 phyla identified by Corral-Lou et al! @mncn-csic.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
What a great SponBIODIV kickoff meeting we had at @ciimar.bsky.social in June 2023. 🙌 to this awesome All-Atlantic & Mediterranean consortium with 10 partners +7 associate partners, and over 60 researchers! Since then the #sponge science (and fun) has never stopped 😊 . @biodiversa.eu
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