Belinda is a tennis-ball sized sea sponge of the species Suberites concinnus who lives on the sea floor, about 23 metres below the surface of the water, off the coast of Vancouver Island.

A sea sponge observed off the coast of Vancouver Island for more than four years was found to both hibernate and “sneeze” in behaviours thought to expel waste and adapt to a changing ocean ...

“Sponges may sneeze in a way analogous to human sneezing,” the researchers said. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

Researchers caught footage of sea sponges sneezing to expel unwanted material, in a new study.; Sneezing is a mechanism that sponges evolved to keep themselves clean, the scientists say.; A sponge ...

Twenty-three metres below the surface of Barkley Sound, a sea sponge named Belinda is telling researchers about changing ocean conditions. "Honestly, it was very opportunistic," Dominica Harrison ...

However, when they began to study this process of self-cleaning and waste removal in a tube sponge named Aplysina archeri, they found something unexpected. “Sneezing,” the researchers wrote.

Researchers caught footage of sea sponges sneezing to expel unwanted material, in a new study. Sneezing is a mechanism that sponges evolved to keep themselves clean, the scientists say. A sponge ...

In fact, sneezing doesn’t even require a nervous system, let alone a nose, and dates back to some of the first multicellular animals: sponges. The sponge has been around for at least 600 million ...

Sneezing isn't just for landlubbers. Researchers have determined that sea sponges, multicellular organisms that live on the ocean floor, "sneeze" mucus to clear waste from their feeding systems.

What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceans By Kylie Stanton & Amy Judd Global News Posted January 7, 2025 9:53 pm ...

However, when they began to study this process of self-cleaning and waste removal in a tube sponge named Aplysina archeri, they found something unexpected. “Sneezing,” the researchers wrote.