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Glass sponge reefs, built from sponges with silica skeletons, exist off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.

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Is it true that glass sponge reefs, built from sponges with silica skeletons, exist off the coast of British Columbia, Canada?

Yes. A NOAA ocean service fact page states that living glass sponge reefs were discovered off British Columbia's northern coast and that glass sponges' spicules are made of silica. Multiple peer-reviewed studies and datasets also document glass sponge reefs in British Columbia waters, including Hecate Strait, Howe Sound, and the Strait of Georgia.

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Distribution, biodiversity, and function of glass sponge reefs in the Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada
2018
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Distribution, biodiversity, and function of glass sponge reefs in the Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7939/r3tx35n3s

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Patterns of glass sponge (Porifera, Hexactinellida) distribution in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada
2004
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Patterns of glass sponge (Porifera, Hexactinellida) distribution in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada. (2004). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps283133

Clones or clans: the genetic structure of a deep‐sea sponge, Aphrocallistes vastus, in unique sponge reefs of British Columbia, Canada
2017
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Clones or clans: the genetic structure of a deep‐sea sponge, Aphrocallistes vastus, in unique sponge reefs of British Columbia, Canada. (2017). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13982

Inexpensive Video Drop-camera for Surveying Sensitive Benthic Habitats: Applications from Glass Sponge (Hexactinellida) Reefs in Howe Sound, British Columbia
2017
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Clayton, L. & Dennison, G. (2017). Inexpensive Video Drop-camera for Surveying Sensitive Benthic Habitats: Applications from Glass Sponge (Hexactinellida) Reefs in Howe Sound, British Columbia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i1.1783

What is a glass sponge?dot gov iconhttps icon
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What is a glass sponge?dot gov iconhttps icon. (n.d.). oceanservice.noaa.gov. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/glass-sponge.html

Data from: Glass sponge reefs as a silicon sink
2014
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F., C. J. W., Manuel, M., & Gitai, Y. (2014). Data from: Glass sponge reefs as a silicon sink. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5j5r0

Data from: The dorid nudibranchs Peltodoris lentiginosa and Archidoris odhneri as predators of glass sponges
2014
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W.F., C. J. & P., L. S. (2014). Data from: The dorid nudibranchs Peltodoris lentiginosa and Archidoris odhneri as predators of glass sponges. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3tc7s

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