Ben Mueller

[amarulanda @ammarulandag]

Here, the main character of this story: #Halichondriapanicea
(Photo: @BenBlueExplore)

[amarulanda @ammarulandag]

We developed an in-vivo assay to quantify phagocytosis of different particles by sponge cells. Happy to share this publication, the first of my Ph.D! https://t.co/VWqc13nBIp

[amarulanda @ammarulandag]

Interested to see how the breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea “eats up” particles?

[Amy Apprill @AmyApprill]

New @whoi study shows that Reef benthic-metabolite-microbe connections matter for Caribbean reefs Exciting work by @lggray3 @LizKuj @CynthiaBecker25 @OceannLady and more. Thanks to @NSF @NOAA for funding (read more for surprise..)
https://t.co/YKV5G8vfZ5

[Jan Vicente @vicentejan]

Thank you for making the @sponge_2022 happen! @DevoogdNicole @Detmer_Sipkema @SpongeLoop @RonaldOsinga

[Teresa @teresamorganti]

For those that missed it
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Stunning time-lapse videos of sponge sneezing! #sponges #hotopic

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@teresamorganti @sponge_2022 Great work @teresamorganti & very well delivered! Of course on a #spongethursday

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@LaraSchmittmann Great speed talk by @ammarulandag on her first international conference! #teamhalicondria #11worldspongeconference

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@vicentejan Well done spongers! Amazing job! Finally the world knows that there are sponges on Hawai'i!

[Ute Hentschel @ute_hentschel]

My favourite quote of the day: "Sponges are like presents, you never know what you get when you open them" by Swee-Cheng Lim from Singapore.

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@visionsoftheenv @ute_hentschel Hi @visionsoftheenv very interesting question! Unfortunately, I'm not aware of DOM uptake in foraminifera, but would be happy to discuss ways to test it!

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@ute_hentschel Great to see that DOM utilization by sponges is getting picked up by more&more groups @ #11worldspongeconference
Time to cherish those pioneering this work going back to the early 20th century

[Joana Xavier @JoanaRXavier]

The @sponge_2022 conference was also a great opportunity for H2020 @DeepSea_Sponges project partners to re-connect and share great science and moments again! The legacy of this project is just outstanding 🙌
@EU_MARE #SpongeThursday

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@WesleyJSparagon Thanks @WesleyJSparagon for your help! It was a great experiment & the preliminary data looks really promising!

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@ammarulandag @ute_hentschel Congratulations Janis, you did an amazing job over the past year & your final presentation was culmination of all your hard work & efforts!

[Ben Mueller @BenBlueExplore]

@SpongeLoop @Detmer_Sipkema @hauke_smidt @BeckingLisa @GeorgSteinert It was great to work together with all of you...
& being able to go down with the @SubstationCur was the icing on the cake 😊

[Cesar O. Pacherres @pacherres_co]

Check out our new article where we show that corals can ventilate areas of high oxygen production by ciliary beating, helping them mitigate potential oxidative damage 🪸 https://t.co/Z2ITamqEAq
@AWI_Media @CurrentBiology @SoerenAhm #corals

[Ocean Discovery League @OceanDiscLeague]

Now THAT’s a headline. 🤧

“Sea sponges launch slow-motion snot rockets to clean their pores”https://t.co/MWM5O5VUyP

[Joana Xavier @JoanaRXavier]

Today’s #okeanos dive was a #deepsea #sponge bonanza. Several glass sponges, tetractinellids and even carnivorous sponges 🤩 Just perfect for #SpongeThursday