Among the floor-to-ceiling units of shelves brimming with jars of alcohol-preserved sea sponge specimens were a couple of long-forgotten plastic boxes packed with hundreds of jars. Peering inside, ...

The Antarctic sponge may be the oldest animal on Earth, living up to 15,000 years. In the icy waters of Antarctica, extraordinary sponges might be the oldest organisms on our planet. Their longevity ...

including more than 200 type and figured specimens. The collection also contains a number of important historical sub-collections. The collection is representative of all continents except Antarctica.