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sponge filter — an aquarium filter providing both mechanical and biological filtration. It consists of a large foam rubber block connected to a lift tube or small power head. Water is drawn through the sponge, which removes small particles and grows bacteria for … Dictionary of ichthyology
Filter (aquarium) — Aquarium filters are critical components of both freshwater and marine aquaria.cite book |last=Riehl |first=Rüdiger. Editor. |coauthors=Baensch, HA |title=Aquarium Atlas |year=1996. 5th Edn. |publisher=Tetra Press |location=Germany |isbn=3 88244… … Wikipedia
filter feeder — n. an animal that feeds by filtering small organisms or food particles from the water or air, as a clam, baleen whale, or sponge … English World dictionary
sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… … Universalium
Sponge — This article is about the aquatic animal. For the porous cleaning tool, see Sponge (material). For other uses, see Sponge (disambiguation). Sponge Temporal range: Ediacaran–Recent … Wikipedia
Filter feeder — [ left|thumb|200px|Krill feeding under high phytoplankton concentration (slowed down by a factor of 12).] Filter feeders (also known as suspension feeders) are animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water,… … Wikipedia
Sponge reef — taxobox image caption = Hexactinellae from Ernst Haeckel s Kunstformen der Natur , 1904 name = Hexactinellid Reef Sponges regnum = Animalia phylum = Porifera classis = Hexactinellida subclassis = Hexasterophora subdivision ranks = Orders… … Wikipedia
sponge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin spongia, from Greek Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sponge — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Finnish bath, India rubber, Japanese bath, Loch Ness monster, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, ablution, absorb, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adhesive tape, adsorb, adsorbent,… … Moby Thesaurus
filter in — Synonyms and related words: absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb, digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, imbibe, infiltrate, leak in, osmose, percolate in, percolate into, seep in, slurp up, soak in, soak up, sorb … Moby Thesaurus
filter feeder — fil′ter feed er n. ecl any aquatic animal, as a sponge or clam, that feeds by straining food particles and small organisms from the water … From formal English to slang
