以海綿為食的玳瑁
食海綿動物 (英語:Spongivore )是生物學中以海綿 為食物的動物,在海龜 中的玳瑁尤其常見。玳瑁 演化出堅硬尖銳的嘴,使得牠們能夠到達珊瑚礁 的縫隙中獲取海綿。[ 1] 加勒比玳瑁種群有高達95%的食物來自海綿構成。[ 2]
主刺蓋魚 (Pomacanthus imperator )[ 3] [ 4] 、斑點稜箱魨 (Lactophrys bicaudalis )[ 5] 和墨西哥灣冠鱗單棘魨 (Stephanolepis hispidus )[ 6] 也是已知的食海綿珊瑚礁魚類,其中蓋刺魚科的三色刺蝶魚 食用海綿佔其食物的96%。[ 7] 已知某些種類的裸鰓類 動物選擇性地以特定海綿為食。[ 8]
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^ Mancera-Rodríguez, Néstor Javier; Castro-Hernández, José Juan. Feeding ecology of the planehead filefish Stephanolepis hispidus (Pisces: Monacanthidae), in the Canary Islands area . Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía: 221–234. [2022-01-14 ] . ISSN 0717-3326 . (原始內容存檔 於2022-01-14). (頁面存檔備份 ,存於網際網路檔案館 )
^ C.J., Padilla Verdín; J.L., Carballo; M.L., Camacho. A Qualitative Assessment of Sponge-Feeding Organisms from the Mexican Pacific Coast . The Open Marine Biology Journal. 2010-10-12, 4 (1): 43 [2022-01-24 ] . (原始內容存檔 於2022-01-24). (頁面存檔備份 ,存於網際網路檔案館 )
^ Penney, Brian K. How specialized are the diets of Northeastern Pacific sponge-eating dorid nudibranchs?. Journal of Molluscan Studies (Oxford University Press (OUP)). 2013, 79 (1): 64–73. ISSN 0260-1230 . doi:10.1093/mollus/eys038 .