Sponge (IMAGE)

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Sponge

Caption

Three specimens of the chicken kidney sponge transplanted into the harbor. One specimen is migrating toward the edge of the experimental plate used as the substratum. During this migration, its body is undergoing division into two clonal descendants, which remain connected by a narrow bridge of tissue.

Credit

Carlota Escarré

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License

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