Freshwater sponges,spongilla lacustris

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Freshwater sponges,spongilla lacustris

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Many of us are surprise to learn our freshwater lakes and rivers hosts sponges. Sponges are not only found in ocean. St. Laurence river got a lot of it. Wrecks located in St. Laurence river form a perfect substrate for sponges development which filters water.

Sponges on a St. Laurence wreck, Ontario.

We can easily see those sponges on the current exposed side of those wrecks.

The Robert Gaskin wreck located in St. Laurence river near Brockville, Ontario shows a lot of those sponges.

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