Figure 1:  A hexactinellid sponge.

Figure 1: A hexactinellid sponge. Small juvenile amphipods enter the sponge and become "captive" as they grow too large to escape from inside the sponge's chambers. Image courtesy of Brooke et al, NOAA-OE, HBOI.

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