Marine Biodiversity Center Resources | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Glass sponge Euplectella (Venus flower basket). These animals have no tissues, no muscles, and no nerves.They have no head, no mouth, and no gut. Yet they feed, reproduce, are alive and complex.
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Marine Biodiversity Center Resources
• Additional information about the Marine Biodiversity Center and our procedures, protocols, and media are available on our online archive.
• Preservation and Handling Instructions for Vernal Pool Crustaceans View here
• Learn more about biodiversity:
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• Learn about marine invertebrates:
2002. Brusca, Richard, C., and Gary J. Brusca. Invertebrates. 2nd ed. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA.