spongin

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“You ain’t got to ast’m. You jest got to let’m. Soon as he gits over the chill, y’all go’n be spongin’ him off night and day.

The amount of spongin present is also different in different species.

The spongin that binds the skeleton-spicules together takes the form of a colourless or yellowish transparent membrane, which is often practically invisible.

The consistency of a sponge depends on two factors—the number of spicules present, and the amount of spongin.