Bolosoma
Sign in to saveBolosoma is a genus of pedunculated siliceous sponges belonging to the family Euplectellidae. This genus lives in deep-sea environments and provides a habitat for a plethora of other benthic species, giving Bolosoma an incredibly important ecological role in the ecosystems it is a part of. thumb|Brittle stars and other deep-sea invertebrates use this Bolosoma species as a habitat
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Bolosoma is a genus of pedunculated siliceous sponges belonging to the family Euplectellidae. This genus lives in deep-sea environments and provides a habitat for a plethora of other benthic species, giving Bolosoma an incredibly important ecological role in the ecosystems it is a part of. thumb|Brittle stars and other deep-sea invertebrates use this Bolosoma species as a habitat
== Species == Bolosoma currently contains nine species. Bolosoma biocalum Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Bolosoma cavum Ijima, 1927 Bolosoma charcoti Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Bolosoma cyanae Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Bolosoma meridionale Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Bolosoma musorstomum Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004 Bolosoma paradictyum (Ijima, 1903) Bolosoma perezi Castello-Branco, Collins & Hajdu, 2020 Bolosoma volsmarum Tabachnick & Lévi, 2004
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