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Sponges in Titicaca lake

Balliviaspongia wirrmanni is a real biological treasure. It is one of the few species of aquatic sponges in the world and it is anatomically so different from other sponges, that scientists placed it in its own biological family. It only lives in lake Titicaca where its presence can be traced back 7000 years.