Table 6.
A pairwise comparison (Tukey test) of the slopes of the allometric function PRV = aVb (Table 5).
| p values | D. avara | C. crambe | C. reniformis | A. oroides | P. ficiformis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. avara (−0.22 ± 0.06) | — | ||||
| C. crambe (−0.29 ± 0.06) | 0.9796 | — | |||
| C. reniformis (−0.49 ± 0.07) | 0.4959 | 0.2356 | — | ||
| A. oroides (−0.70 ± 0.06) | 0.0060 | 0.0019 | 0.3409 | — | |
| P. ficiformis (−0.19 ± 0.04) | 0.8883 | 0.9995 | 0.0450 | <0.0001 | — |
PRV is the volume-specific pumping rate, and V is the volume of the multi-osculated sponge specimens sampled. The slopes ± SE (b) are reported in brackets for each sponge species on the left column. TP values represent the probability that two slopes are different. Significant differences (p < 0.05) are bolded.