Oscule diameter, water transport speed and excurrent jet rate for <i>Siphonodictyon</i> sp. and <i>Cliona delitrix</i>.

<p>Oscule diameter, water transport speed and excurrent jet rate for <i>Siphonodictyon</i> sp. and <i>Cliona delitrix</i>.</p

Mean DOC and bacteria uptake rates (±SD) of <i>Siphonodictyon</i> sp. and <i>Cliona delitrix</i> standardized to excurrent jet rate.

<p>Mean DOC and bacteria uptake rates (±SD) of <i>Siphonodictyon</i> sp. and <i>Cliona delitrix</i> standardized to excurrent jet rate.</p

VacuSIP system for <i>in situ</i> sampling of DOC and bacteria.

<p>VacuSIP system consisting of two separate samplers (In and Ex) attached to a stand to simultaneously take water samples of the ambient water (IN) and the water exhaled by the sponge (EX). Blue arrows indicate water pumped through the sponge.</p