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DURING a taxonomic study of sponges in the Madras harbour and the adjoining Royapuram beach1, certain differences in distribution, size, texture and the extent of animal associations between the sponges occurring in these two areas were observed.
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Ali, M. A., J. Madras Univ., B, 26, 289 (1956).
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ALI, M. Influence of Environment on the Distribution and Form of Sponges. Nature 186, 177–178 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186177b0
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