Credits

Special Thanks
This project would not have been possible without the contributions and infinite endeavors of several other people. One of the best experiences of this project was the interaction we had with other people from our coaches to scientists around the world. We would like to thank the following:

Scientific Credits
Over the course of our project, we discovered that we needed more in-depth research. We needed professional perspectives into the sponge world. With the help of a mailbase, we contacted several scientists from around the world via e-mail. The scientists were encouraging, helpful, and interested in our project. Without their contributions, we could not have developed our web page to at least an acceptable degree. They enriched the experience so much for us and we'd just like to thank those who really contributed to our page:

Dr. Jane Fromont 

Curator of Marine Invertebrates
Department of Aquatic Zoology
Western Australian Museum
Francis Stree, Perth, WA6000, Australia
Phone:(61)89427 2745
Fax:(61) 89427 2882
We would like to thank Dr. Fromont for the numerous publications she so generously (and expediently) sent us on her extensive studies of reproductive biology and taxonomy of sponges. Due to the fact that her information had so much intellectual value and in-depth details, we probably would have never located as developed information on the web. Dr. Fromont has been involved with several organizations throughout Australia such as the Sir George Fisher Centre. As a porifera and marine biologist she has studied sponge reproduction, species descriptions, and using biochemistry to differentiate between species (chemotaxonomic relations).

Dr. Eduardo Hajdu 

National Museum, Department of Invertebrates
Federal University of Rio De Jaeiro
Telephone/Fax (+5521) 5681149/5681290/5681314/5681319/56811352/5688262
Dr. Hajdu was extremely helpful in the creation of our web pages concerning bioactive compounds within sponges. Since these areas are relatively new fields of study, he offered us priceless resources. He sent us several publications. Visit one of his sites. Click here.

Dr. Floyd Sandford 

Professor of Biology, Conservation, Environmental Studies, Hermit Crab Sponge Research
Coe College
1220 First Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 54021
Telephone: 319-399-8576
Dr. Sandford is the one of the more eminent scientists in the field of hermit crab sponge study. Presently, she and her students travel to Dog Island, Florida to study these special sponges. For our project, she donated several publications which helped us to better understand the topic.

Dr. Jose Lopez 

Assistant Scientist, Division of Biomedical Marine Research
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
5600 US 1 North
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946
Phone:800-333-4264, ext. 478
Fax: 561-461-2221
At Harbor Branch, Dr. Lopez works in the molecular evolution and genetics of marine invertebrates. He also teaches college level courses pertaining to his work. Access any one of his pages below:
Geocities Site
Harbor Branch Site
Course Web page
Porifera Mail Base

Dr. John Hooper 

Acting Director, Natural Environment Program
Queensland Museum
PO Box 3300
South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
Fax: +61-7-3846-7722
Dr. John Hooper is currently working with his colleagues to create a web site. When finished, the site will discuss biodiversity and bioprospecting. Currently, here is the link to the Queensland Museum

Dr. Jean Vacelet 

Oceanology Center of Marseille
Station Marine d'Endoume
Rue Batterie des Lions
13007 Marseille, France
Telephone: 33 4 91 04 16 27
Fax: 33 4 91 04 16 35
Dr. Vacelet provided us with insight towards the carnivorous sponge. To learn more, visit the Oceanology Center's web site.

Dr. Gert Woerheide 

Marine Biology Laboratory
Queensland Museum
Queensland Cultural Centre
PO Box 3300
South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
Fax: + 61-07-3840 7664
Office Phone:+ 61-7-3840 7664
In the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, Dr. Woerheide has worked a lot with Astroclera sponges. Check out Home page
 

Literary Publications
In order to conduct our research, we utilized several scientific papers. Below is a bibliography of those papers. The creators of this page are very grateful for these contributions from Dr. Fromont, Dr. Hajdu, and Dr. Sandford. Their information enriched our page and our own knowledge.

 

Internet Resources
The Internet, as always, was a valuable resource. Visit the sites that we did.

 

Picture Resources
The images on this web site were featured under the following conditions:

The images for which we received copyright permission are described according to the site which granted permission: