First evidence of the presence of chitin
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Hermann Ehrlich; Manfred Krautter; Thomas Hanke; Paul Simon; Christiane Knieb; S
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Sponges (Porifera) are presently gaining increased scientific attention because of their secondary metabolites and specific skeleton structures. In contrast to demosponges, whose skeletons are formed from biopolymer spongin, glass sponges (hexactinellids) possess silicaβorganic composit