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Boring Sponges

Boring Sponges

Boring sponges bore into the calcium carbonate skeleton of coral.

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Biological Harvest is the collection of living things from the ecosystem for recreation, consumption, or sale of marine products. Boring sponges bore into the calcium carbonate skeleton of coral. Complex habitat and resources reflects the complex architecture of sessile, plant-like organisms, such as octocoral and sponges, which provides shelter and protection for small fish and other invertebrates from predators. Contact Uses, such as biological additions, physical damage, and biological harvesting, are activities in which humans create pressures through direct contact with the ecosystem. Coral is a colonial marine animal consisting of polyps. Cultural services are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, recreational opportunities, aesthetic experiences, sense of place, and educational and research opportunities. Discharge limitations are responses to regulate and control the discharge of pollutants and the use of chemicals. Discharges are the intentional or unintentional distribution of chemicals, debris, or other pollution, into the environment as a consequence of human activities. Ecosystem monitoring and restoration refers to responses to directly alter the condition of the reef ecosystem through restoration or remediation activities, setting limits on degradation through biological criteria or water quality criteria, or improving knowledge through monitoring, mapping, and scientific research. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems . Encrusting sponges grow on top of the coral. Nutrient and contaminant processing refers to an ecosystem's ability to process and cycle contaminants and nutrients through its system. Nutrients are essential elements needed by plants and animals for growth and primarily include nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium, as well as minor nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, or zinc. The Reef Ecosystem includes a suite of abiotic variables that form the physical and chemical environment. Pressures are human activities that create stress on the environment. Provisioning services are the products or ecosystem goods obtained from ecosystems, including seafood, genetic and biochemical resources, pharmaceuticals, ornamental resources, and water resources. The state of the Reef Ecosystem is the condition, in terms of quantity and quality, of the abiotic and biotic components including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Reef Habitat is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the benthic components of the reef ecosystem. Reef Inhabitants are all of the motile components of the reef ecosystem, including fish, invertebrates, marine reptiles and mammals, and are quantified by their abundance, distribution, and condition. Reef Life is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the biological components of the coral reef ecosystem. Resource use management pertains to responses to regulate or limit contact activities that may directly impact coastal species through harvesting or physical damage. Responses are actions taken by groups or individuals in society and government to prevent, compensate, ameliorate or adapt to changes in Ecosystem Services or their perceived value. Sediment includes dirt, sand, silt, clay, and small rocks that form soil on land or soft substrate in marine habitats, and may be transported by water, wind, or human activities. Socio-Economic Drivers include the sectors that fulfill human needs for Food & Raw Materials, Water, Shelter, Health, Culture, and Security, and the Infrastructure that supports the sectors. Sponges are sessile colonial animals with soft porous bodies supported by a fibrous skeletal framework. Supporting services are ecological processes that indirectly benefit humans by maintaining a functional ecosystem for the production of other ecosystem goods and services. Toxics are chemical pollutants that are poisonous, carcinogenic, or otherwise directly harmful to humans, plants, or animals. Tube, barrel, and finger sponges have vertical morphologies.

CMap Description

Sponges provide complex habitat and resources for fish and other invertebrates. Boring sponges may erode coral skeletons. Encrusting sponges may damage coral by growing over their surface, but can also help bind the reef, facilitate recruitment of crustose coralline algae, and contribute to reef structural strength. Nutrient and contaminant processing by sponges and wetlands can improve water quality and reduces human exposure to contaminants. Sponges may be harvested for household uses, aquariums, or ornamental resources. Sponges also provide aesthetic value, contributing to recreational opportunities for snorkelers and scuba divers. Pollution and harvesting can affect survival and growth of sponges. Monitoring and scientific research can be used to track the condition and abundance of sponges, and to understand interactions with other species. Resource use management may be used to protect endangered species or limit harvesting.

Citations

Citation Year Study Location Study Type Database Topics
Bertolino, M; Pica, D; Bavestrello, G; Iwasaki, N; Calcinai, B. 2011. A new species of Triptolemma (Porifera: Pachastrellidae) from the Pacific Ocean with a revision of the genus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91:329-338. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Boring Sponges; Sponges
Bo, M; Baker, AC; Gaino, E; Wirshing, HH; Scoccia, F; Bavestrello, G. 2011. First description of algal mutualistic endosymbiosis in a black coral (Anthozoa: Antipatharia). Marine Ecology Progress Series 435:1-11. 2011 Indonesia Algae; Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Chaves-Fonnegra, A; Zea, S. 2011. Coral colonization by the encrusting excavating Caribbean sponge Cliona delitrix. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 32:162-173. 2011 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Boring Sponges; Nutrients; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral
Cruz-Barraza, JA; Carballo, JL; Bautista-Guerrero, E; Nava, H. 2011. New species of excavating sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) on coral reefs from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91:999-1013. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Boring Sponges; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral
Gonzalez-Rivero, M; Yakob, L; Mumby, PJ. 2011. The role of sponge competition on coral reef alternative steady states. Ecological Modelling 222:1847-1853. 2011 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Model Algae; Boring Sponges; Fish; Sea Urchins; Sponges
Hill, M; Allenby, A; Ramsby, B; Schonberg, C; Hill, A. 2011. Symbiodinium diversity among host clionaid sponges from Caribbean and Pacific reefs: Evidence of heteroplasmy and putative host-specific symbiont lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:81-88. 2011 Global; South & Central America; Florida; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Ports & Harbors; Sponges; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Piscitelli, M; Corriero, G; Gaino, E; Uriz, MJ. 2011. Reproductive cycles of the sympatric excavating sponges Cliona celata and Cliona viridis in the Mediterranean Sea. Invertebrate Biology 130:1-10. 2011 Cuba Boring Sponges; Sponges; Substrate
Bautista-Guerrero, E., J. L. Carballo, and M. Maldonado. 2010. Reproductive cycle of the coral-excavating sponge Thoosa mismalolli (Clionaidae) from Mexican Pacific coral reefs. Invertebrate Biology 129:285-296. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii Boring Sponges; Sponges
Beuck, L., A. Freiwald, and M. Taviani. 2010. Spatiotemporal bioerosion patterns in deep-water scleractinians from off Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulia, Ionian Sea). Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 57:458-470. 2010 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Boring Sponges; Microorganisms; Sponges; Stony Coral
Cebrian, E. 2010. Grazing on coral reefs facilitates growth of the excavating sponge Cliona orientalis (Clionaidae, Hadromerida). Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective 31:533-538. 2010 Australia Algae; Boring Sponges; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Primary Production; Sponges; Substrate; Zooxanthellae
Ferrario, F., B. Calcinai, D. Erpenbeck, P. Galli, and G. Worheide. 2010. Two Pione species (Hadromerida, Clionaidae) from the Red Sea: a taxonomical challenge. Organisms Diversity and Evolution 10:275-285. 2010 Boring Sponges; Sponges
Holmes, G., J. C. Ortiz, and C. H. L. Schonberg. 2009. Bioerosion rates of the sponge Cliona orientalis Thiele, 1900: spatial variation over short distances. Facies 55:203-211. 2009 Australia Boring Sponges; Nutrients; Sponges
Loh, T.-L. and J. R. Pawlik. 2009. Bitten down to size: Fish predation determines growth form of the Caribbean coral reef sponge Mycale laevis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 374:45-50. 2009 South & Central America; Florida; Bahamas; Panama; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Fish; Sponges
Van Soest, R. W. M. and E. J. Beglinger. 2009. New bioeroding sponges from Mingulay coldwater reefs, north-west Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89:329-335. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Britain Boring Sponges; Sponges
Calcinai, B., C. Cerrano, N. Iwasaki, and G. Bavestrello. 2008. Sponges boring into precious corals: An overview with description of a new species of Alectona (Demospongiae, Alectonidae) and a worldwide identification key for the genus. Marine Ecology 29:273-279. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Japan Boring Sponges; Sponges
Carballo, J. L., E. Bautista-Guerrero, and G. E. Leyte-Morales. 2008. Boring sponges and the modeling of coral reefs in the east Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 356:113-122. 2008 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Mexico Model Boring Sponges; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Substrate
Chaves-Fonnegra, A., L. Castellanos, S. Zea, C. Duque, J. Rodriguez, and C. Jimenez. 2008. Clionapyrrolidine A - A metabolite from the encrusting and excavating sponge Cliona tenuis that kills coral tissue upon contact. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34:1565-1574. 2008 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Boring Sponges; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes; Zooxanthellae
Nava, H. and J. L. Carballo. 2008. Chemical and mechanical bioerosion of boring sponges from Mexican Pacific coral reefs. Journal of Experimental Biology 211:2827-2831. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral
Schonberg, C. H. L., R. Suwa, M. Hidaka, and W. K. W. Loh. 2008. Sponge and coral zooxanthellae in heat and light: Preliminary results of photochemical efficiency monitored with pulse amplitude modulated fluorometry. Marine Ecology 29:247-258. 2008 Boring Sponges; Climate; Primary Production; Sponges; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Vacelet, J., G. Bitar, T. Dailianis, H. Zibrowius, and T. Perez. 2008. A large encrusting clionaid sponge in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology 29:237-246. 2008 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Sponges
Beuck, L., A. Vertino, E. Stepina, M. Karolczak, and O. Pfannkuche. 2007. Skeletal response of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) to bioeroding sponge infestation visualised with micro-computed tomography. Facies 53:157-176. 2007 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Boring Sponges; Invasive Species; Sponges; Stony Coral
Reuter, M. and T. C. Brachert. 2007. Freshwater discharge and sediment dispersal - Control on growth, ecological structure and geometry of Late Miocene shallow-water coral ecosystems (early Tortonian, Crete/Greece). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 255:308-328. 2007 Boring Sponges; Discharges; Sediment; Sponges
Zundelevich, A., B. Lazar, and M. Ilan. 2007. Chemical versus mechanical bioerosion of coral reefs by boring sponges - Lessons from Pione cf. vastifica. Journal of Experimental Biology 210:91-96. 2007 Model Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Sponges; Zooxanthellae
Bautista-Guerrero, E., J. L. Carballo, J. A. Cruz-Barraza, and H. H. Nava. 2006. New coral reef boring sponges (Hadromerida: Clionaidae) from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86:963-970. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Boring Sponges; Sponges
Donovan, S. K. and T. A. Stemann. 2006. Where have all the sponges gone? The significance of spicules from the Upper Pliocene Hopegate formation of Jamaica. Caribbean Journal of Science 42:239-243. 2006 Puerto Rico; Jamaica Boring Sponges; Sponges
Lopez-Victoria, M., S. Zea, and E. Weil. 2006. Competition for space between encrusting excavating Caribbean sponges and other coral reef organisms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 312:113-121. 2006 South & Central America; Caribbean Algae; Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral; Turf Algae
Schonberg, C. H. L., S. Grass, and A. T. Heiermann. 2006. Cliona minuscula, sp. nov. (hadromerida: clionaidae) and other bioeroding sponges that only contain tylostyles. Zootaxa 24-Jan. 2006 Australia Boring Sponges; Sponges
Zilberberg, C., M. Maldonado, and A. M. Sole-Cava. 2006. Assessment of the relative contribution of asexual propagation in a population of the coral-excavating sponge Cliona delitrix from the Bahamas. Coral Reefs 25:297-301. 2006 South & Central America; Bahamas; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral
Calcinai, B., G. Bavestrello, and C. Cerrano. 2005. Excavating sponge species from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 44:18-May. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Indonesia; Philippines Boring Sponges; Sponges
Lopez-Victoria, M. and S. Zea. 2005. Current trends of space occupation by encrusting excavating sponges on Colombian coral reefs. Marine Ecology 26:33-41. 2005 South & Central America; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes
Mariani, S., M. J. Uriz, and X. Turon. 2005. The dynamics of sponge larvae assemblages from northwestern Mediterranean nearshore bottoms. Journal of Plankton Research 27:249-262. 2005 Cuba Lab Study Artificial Habitat; Boring Sponges; Encrusting Sponges; Light; Plankton; Sponges
Osorno, A., M. Peyrot-Clausade, and P. A. Hutchings. 2005. Patterns and rates of erosion in dead Porites across the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) after 2 years and 4 years of exposure. Coral Reefs 24:292-303. 2005 Australia Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. and W. K. W. Loh. 2005. Molecular identity of the unique symbiotic dinoflagellates found in the bioeroding demosponge Cliona orientalis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 299:157-166. 2005 Australia Boring Sponges; Sponges; Zooxanthellae
Ward-Paige, C. A., M. J. Risk, O. A. Sherwood, and W. C. Jaap. 2005. Clionid sponge surveys on the Florida Reef Tract suggest land-based nutrient inputs. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51:570-579. 2005 South & Central America; Florida; Belize Boring Sponges; Nutrients; Sponges; Stony Coral
Calcinai, B., F. Azzini, G. Bavestrello, N. Iwasaki, and C. Cerrano. 2004. Redescription of Alectona verticillata (Johnson) (Porifera, Alectonidae) boring into Japanese precious coral. Italian Journal of Zoology 71:337-339. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Japan Boring Sponges; Sponges
Jakobsen, S. L. and R. M. Feldmann. 2004. Epibionts on Dromiopsis rugosa (Decapoda: Brachyura) from the late middle Danian limestones at Fakse quarry, Denmark: Novel preparation techniques yield amazing results. Journal of Paleontology 78:953-960. 2004 Boring Sponges; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Sponges
Lopez-Victoria, M. and S. Zea. 2004. Storm-mediated coral colonization by an excavating Caribbean sponge. Climate Research 26:251-256. 2004 South & Central America; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Pathogens; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Hendy, E. J., J. M. Lough, and M. K. Gagan. 2003. Historical mortality in massive Porites from the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Evidence for past environmental stress? Coral Reefs 22:207-215. 2003 Australia Boring Sponges; Climate; Non-point Source Runoff; Salinity; Sponges; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Hu, C., K. E. Hackett, M. K. Callahan, S. Andrefouet, J. L. Wheaton, J. W. Porter, and F. E. Muller-Karger. 2003. The 2002 ocean color anomaly in the Florida Bight: A cause of local coral reef decline? Geophysical Research Letters 30:51-1. 2003 Florida Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral
Jaap, W. C., J. W. Porter, J. Wheaton, C. R. Beaver, K. Hackett, M. Lybolt, M. K. Callahan, J. Kidney, S. Kupfner, C. Torres, and K. Sutherland. 2003. EPA/NOAA coral reef evaluation and monitoring project 2002 executive summary, July 2003. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2003 Global; Florida Field Study & Monitoring; Remote Sensing Algae; Boring Sponges; Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Pathogens; Seagrasses; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2003. Substrate effects on the bioeroding demosponge Cliona orientalis. 2. Susbtrate colonisation and tissue growth. Marine Ecology 24:59-74. 2003 Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate; Zooxanthellae
Weil, E., E. A. Hern�ndez-Delgado, A. W. Bruckner, A. L. Ortiz, M. Nemeth, and H. Ruiz. 2003. Distribution and Status of Acroporid Coral (Scleractinia) Populations in Puerto Rico. Acropora Workshop, University of Puerto Rico, La Parguera, Puerto Rico. 2003 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Boring Sponges; Fish; Marine Worms; Pathogens; Sediment; Small Herbivorous Fish; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Zea, S. and E. Weil. 2003. Taxonomy of the Caribbean excavating sponge species complex Cliona caribbaea - C. aprica - C. langae (Porifera, Hadromerida, Clionaidae). Caribbean Journal of Science 39:348-370. 2003 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Jamaica; Belize; Venezuela; Caribbean Anemones & Zooanthids; Boring Sponges; Sponges
Calcinai, B., C. Cerrano, and G. Bavestrello. 2002. A new species of Scantiletta (Demospongiae, Clionaidae) from the Mediterranean precious red coral with some remarks on the genus. Bulletin of Marine Science 70:919-926. 2002 Boring Sponges
Pari, N., M. Peyrot-Clausade, and P. A. Hutchings. 2002. Bioerosion of experimental substrates on high islands and atoll lagoons (French Polynesia) during 5 years of exposure. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 276:109-127. 2002 Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Nutrients; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Substrate
Rutzler, K. 2002. Impact of crustose clionid sponges on Caribbean reef corals. Acta Geologica Hispanica 37:61-72. 2002 South & Central America; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Bermuda; Belize; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Cyanobacteria; Encrusting Sponges; Fish; Microorganisms; Physical Damage; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2002. Pione lampa, a bioeroding sponge in a worm reef. Hydrobiologia 482:49-68. 2002 Florida Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2002. Substrate effects on the bioeroding demosponge Cliona orientalis. 1. Bioerosion rates. Marine Ecology 23:313-326. 2002 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Bruckner, A. and R. Bruckner. 2001. Condition of restored Acropora palmata fragments off Mona Island, Puerto Rico, 2 years after the Fortuna Reefer ship grounding. Coral Reefs 20:235-243. 2001 Puerto Rico Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Pathogens; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Substrate
Castillo, I., C. Lodeiros, M. Nunez, and I. Campos. 2001. Evaluacion in vitro de sustancias antibacterianas producidas por bacterias aisladas de diferentes organismos marinos. Revista de Biologia Tropical 49:1213-1222. 2001 Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Microorganisms; Molluscs; Octocoral; Pathogens; Sponges; Stony Coral
Gherardi, D. F. M. and D. W. J. Bosence. 2001. Composition and community structure of the coralline algal reefs from Atol das Rocas, South Atlantic, Brazil. Coral Reefs 19:205-219. 2001 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Sediment; Shoreline Protection; Sponges
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2001. Estimating the extent of endolithic tissue of a great barrier reef clionid sponge. Senckenbergiana Maritima 31:29-39. 2001 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2001. Small-scale distribution of Great Barrier Reef bioeroding sponges in shallow water. Ophelia 55:39-54. 2001 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate; Zooxanthellae
Schonberg, C. H. L. and C. R. Wilkinson. 2001. Induced colonization of corals by a clionid bioeroding sponge. Coral Reefs 20:69-76. 2001 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Wilson, M. A. and P. D. Taylor. 2001. Palaeoecology of hard substrate faunas from the Cretaceous Qahlah formation of the Oman mountains. Palaeontology 44:21-41. 2001 Oman Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Braithwaite, C. J. R., L. F. Montaggioni, G. F. Camoin, H. Dalmasso, W. C. Dullo, and A. Mangini. 2000. Origins and development of Holocene coral reefs: A revisited model based on reef boreholes in the Seychelles, Indian Ocean. International Journal of Earth Sciences 89:431-445. 2000 Indian Ocean; Seychelles; India Model Algae; Boring Sponges; Sediment; Storms & Hurricanes; Water Depth & Sea Level
Calcina, B., C. Cerrano, M. Sara, and G. Bavestrello. 2000. Boring sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Indian Ocean. Italian Journal of Zoology 67:203-219. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; Seychelles; Maldives; India Boring Sponges; Sponges
Glynn, P. W. 2000. El Nino-Southern Oscillation mass mortalities of reef corals: A model of high temperature marine extinctions? Geological Society Special Publication 117-133. 2000 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Model Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Sea Temperatures; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Zooxanthellae
Holmes, K. E. 2000. Effects of eutrophication on bioeroding sponge communities with the description of new West Indian sponges, Cliona spp. (Porifera: Hadromerida: Clionidae). Invertebrate Biology 119:125-138. 2000 India Boring Sponges; Nutrients; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral
Peyrot-Clausade, M. and V. Chazottes. 2000. Reef bioerosion and its role in sediment production in Moorea (French Polynesia) and Reunion islands [La bioerosion recifale et son role dans la sedimentogenese a� Moorea (Polynesie francaise) et a� la Reunion]. Oceanis 26:275-309. 2000 Reunion Review Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Microorganisms; Sea Urchins; Sediment; Substrate
Schonberg, C. H. L. 2000. Bioeroding sponges common to the Central Australian Great Barrier Reef: Descriptions of three new species, two new records, and additions to two previously described species. Senckenbergiana Maritima 30:161-221. 2000 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Sponges
Boerboom, C. M., J. E. Smith, and M. J. Risk. 1999. Bioerosion and micritization in the deep sea coral desmophyllum cristagalli. Historical Biology 13:53-60. 1999 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Boring Sponges; Sponges; Water Depth & Sea Level
Freiwald, A. and J. B. Wilson. 1999. Taphonomy of modern deep, cold-temperate water coral reefs. Historical Biology 13:37-52. 1999 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) GIS & Maps Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Sponges
Williams Jr., E. H., P. J. Bartels, and L. Bunkley-Williams. 1999. Predicted disappearance of coral-reef ramparts: A direct result of major ecological disturbances. Global Change Biology 5:839-845. 1999 Global; Puerto Rico; US Pacific & Hawaii; US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Index or Indicator Boring Sponges; Pathogens; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Bavestrello, G., B. Calcinai, C. Cerrano, and M. Sara. 1998. Alectona species from north-western Pacific (Demospongiae: Clionidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78:59-73. 1998 US Pacific & Hawaii Boring Sponges; Sponges
Wilson, M. A., H. A. Curran, and B. White. 1998. Paleontological evidence of a brief global sea-level event during the last interglacial. Lethaia 31:241-250. 1998 Global; Bahamas Index or Indicator Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges
Corriero, G., M. Abbiati, and G. Santangelo. 1997. Sponges inhabiting a Mediterranean red coral population. Marine Ecology 18:147-155. 1997 Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral
McKenna, S.A. 1997. Interactions between the boring sponge, Cliona lampa and two hermatypic corals from Bermuda. Pages 1369-74 in Proceedings of the 8th Int Coral Reef Sym. 1997 Bermuda Boring Sponges; Sponges
Edinger, E. N. and M. J. Risk. 1996. Sponge borehole size as a relative measure of bioerosion and paleoproductivity. Lethaia 29:275-286. 1996 Puerto Rico; Australia Index or Indicator Boring Sponges; Nutrients; Skeletal Coral; Sponges
Greenstein, B. J. and H. A. Moffat. 1996. Comparative taphonomy of modern and pleistocene corals, San Salvador, Bahamas. Palaios 11:57-63. 1996 Bahamas Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Sediment; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes
Hill, M. S. 1996. Symbiotic zooxanthellae enhance boring and growth rates of the tropical sponge Anthosigmella varians forma varians. Marine Biology 125:649-654. 1996 Florida Field Study & Monitoring Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Light; Sponges; Zooxanthellae
Weidlich, O. 1996. Bioerosion in Late Permian Rugosa from reefal blocks (Hawasina Complex, Oman Mountains): Implications for reef degradation. Facies 133-142. 1996 Oman Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Risk, M. J., P. W. Sammarco, and E. N. Edinger. 1995. Bioerosion in Acropora across the continental shelf of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 14:79-86. 1995 Australia Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Fish; Marine Worms; Small Herbivorous Fish; Sponges; Stony Coral
Montaggioni, L. F., P. Cuet, and O. Naim. 1994. Effect of nutrient excess on a modern fringing reef (Reunion Island, western Indian Ocean). Geological implications. Pages 397-403 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Algae; Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Cyanobacteria; Discharges; Fleshy Macroalgae; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Salinity; Sponges
Neuweiler, F. 1993. Development of albian microbialites and microbialite reefs at marginal platform areas of the Vasco-Cantabrian Basin (Soba reef area, Cantabria, N. Spain). Facies 29:231-249. 1993 Spain Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Reitner, J. 1993. Modern cryptic microbialite/metazoan facies from Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) formation and concepts. Facies 29:Mar-39. 1993 Australia; Spain Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Microorganisms; Sponges
Vogel, K. 1993. Bioeroders in fossil reefs. Facies 28:109-113. 1993 Algae; Boring Sponges; Corallivorous Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Microorganisms; Sponges; Substrate
Littler, M. M. 1991. Deep-water rhodolith distribution, productivity, and growth history at sites of formation and subsequent degradation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 150:163-182. 1991 Bahamas; Cuba Algae; Boring Sponges; Calcareous Macroalgae; Light; Marine Worms; Octocoral; Primary Production; Sponges
Thomas, M. L. H. and J.-A. Stevens. 1991. Communities of constructional lips and cup reef rims in Bermuda. Coral Reefs 9:225-230. 1991 Bermuda Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Hydrocoral; Marine Worms; Sediment; Sponges
James, N. P. and P. W. Choquette. 1990. Limestones - the sea-floor diagenetic environment. Pages 13-31 Diagenesis. 1990 Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges
Smyth, M. J. 1990. Incidence of boring organisms in gastropod shells on reefs around Guam. Bulletin of Marine Science 46:432-449. 1990 Guam Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sponges
Watkins, R. 1990. Paleoecology of a Pliocene rocky shoreline, Salton Trough region, California. Palaios 5:167-175. 1990 Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sediment; Sponges
Smyth, M. J. 1989. Bioerosion of gastropod shells: with emphasis on effects of coralline algal cover and shell microstructure. Coral Reefs 8:119-125. 1989 Guam Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Marine Worms; Sponges; Substrate
Pleydell, S. M. and B. Jones. 1988. Boring of various faunal elements in the Oligocene- Miocene Bluff Formation of Grand Cayman, British West Indies. Journal of Paleontology 62:348-367. 1988 Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Sponges
Scott, P. J. B., K. A. Moser, and M. J. Risk. 1988. Bioerosion of concrete and limestone by marine organisms: A 13 year experiment from Jamaica. Marine Pollution Bulletin 19:219-222. 1988 Global; Jamaica Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Marine Worms; Nutrients; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Substrate
Lewbel, G. S., R. L. Howard, and B. J. Gallaway. 1987. Zonation of dominant fouling organisms on Northern Gulf of Mexico petroleum platforms. Marine Environmental Research 21:199-224. 1987 South & Central America; Mexico Anemones & Zooanthids; Boring Sponges; Discharges; Sponges; Tunicates
Sammarco, P. W., M. J. Risk, and C. Rose. 1987. Effects of grazing and damselfish territoriality on internal bioerosion of dead corals : indirect effects. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 112:185-199. 1987 Australia Boring Sponges; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Marine Worms; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Sponges
Van Dolah, R. F., P. H. Wendt, and N. Nicholson. 1987. Effects of a research trawl on a hard-bottom assemblage of sponges and corals. Fisheries Research 5:39-54. 1987 Boring Sponges; Octocoral; Sponges; Stony Coral; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Liddell, W. D. and S. L. Ohlhorst. 1986. Changes in benthic community composition following the mass mortality of Diadema at Jamaica. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 95:271-278. 1986 South & Central America; Jamaica; Caribbean Algae; Boring Sponges; Coralline Algae; Fleshy Macroalgae; Pathogens; Sea Urchins; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Sammarco, P. W., J. H. Carleton, and M. J. Risk. 1986. Effects of grazing and damselfish territoriality on bioerosion of dead corals: Direct effects. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 98:19-Jan. 1986 Australia Algae; Boring Sponges; Corallivorous Fish; Fish; Large Herbivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Sponges
Acker, K. L. and M. J. Risk. 1985. Substrate destruction and sediment production by the boring sponge Cliona caribbaea on Grand Cayman Island. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 55:705-711. 1985 Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Rose, C. S. and M. J. Risk. 1985. Increase in Cliona delitrix infestation of Montastrea cavernosa heads on an organically polluted portion of the Grand Cayman fringing reef. Marine Ecology 6:345-363. 1985 Boring Sponges; Discharges; Microorganisms; Plankton; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Hoeksema, Bert W. 1983. Excavation patterns and spiculate dimensions of the boring sponge Cliona celata from the SW Netherlands. Senkenbergiana Maritima 15:55-85. 1983 Boring Sponges; Sponges
Cetenacci, V., R. Matteucci, and F. Schiavinotto. 1982. (The transitional area at the base of the 'Calcari a Briozoi e Litotamni' in the central Maiella Group). [La superficie di trasgressione alla base dei 'Calcari a Briozoi e Litotamni' nella Maiella meridionale.]. Geologica Romana 21:559-575. 1982 Algae; Bivalves; Boring Sponges; Marine Worms; Sediment; Sponges
Risk, M. J. and P. W. Sammarco. 1982. Bioerosion of corals and the influence of damselfish territoriality: A preliminary study. Oecologia 52:376-380. 1982 Boring Sponges; Fish; Marine Worms; Small Herbivorous Fish; Sponges; Stony Coral; Substrate
Tunnicliffe, V. 1982. The effects of wave-induced flow on a reef coral. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 64:10-Jan. 1982 South & Central America; Caribbean Boring Sponges; Sponges; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Kobluk, D. R. 1981. Middle Ordovician ( Chazy Group) cavity-dwelling boring sponges. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 18:1101-1108. 1981 Boring Sponges; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Russo, A. R. 1980. Bioerosion by two rock boring echinoids ( Echinometra mathaei and Echinostrephus aciculatus) on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. Journal of Marine Research 38:99-110. 1980 Marshall Islands Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Sponges
Hein, F. J. and M. J. Risk. 1975. Bioerosion of coral heads: Inner patch reefs, Florida reef tract. Bulletin of Marine Science 25:133-138. 1975 Florida Boring Sponges; Sponges
Rutzler, K. 1975. The role of burrowing sponges in bioerosion. Oecologia 19:203-216. 1975 Bermuda Field Study & Monitoring Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Boring Sponges; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Goreau, T. F. and W. D. Hartman. 1966. Sponge: Effect on the form of reef corals. Science 151:343-344. 1966 Boring Sponges; Sponges; Substrate
Bergmann, W., M. J. McLean, and D. Lester. 1943. Contributions to the study of marine products. XIII. Sterols from various marine invertebrates. Journal of Organic Chemistry 8:271-282. 1943 Boring Sponges; Echinoderms; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Products; Octocoral; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Tunicates

Management Options

Management Option Description Sources Database Topics
Resource Use Management: Develop Regulations for Sponge Fisheries Sponges play a vital role on reefs, providing structure, food and filtration. Depending on the method of removal, this process can be very destructive to other reef fauna and habitat. Research is needed to compare impacts of different sponge fishing methods in different areas. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Biochemical & Genetic Resources; Biological Harvest; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Boring Sponges; Commercial Fisheries; Contact Uses; Culture; Cyanobacteria; Educational & Research Opportunities; Encrusting Sponges; Finfish Harvest; Fisheries & Hunting Policies; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Invertebrate Harvest; Live Collection; Marine Products; Microorganisms; Nutrient & Contaminant Processing; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Physical Damage; Resource Use Management; Scientific Research; Sponges; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges

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