Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta)--these sponges may live for 100 years and grow to over 18 meters tall

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Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta)--these sponges may live for 100 years and grow to over 18 meters tall

From NOAA-Ocean Explorer website:

"The barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) may live for 100 years and grow to over 6 ft (18.m) tall. While populations have declined at sites throughout the Caribbean, they appear to be quite healthy on Little Cayman Island."

Included On The Following Pages:

• Life (biota)
• Cellular
• Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
• Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
• Metazoa (animals)
• Porifera (sponges)
• Demospongiae (demosponges)
• Haplosclerida
• Petrosiidae
• Xestospongia (Giant Barrel Sponges and Allies)
• Xestospongia muta (Caribbean barrel sponge)

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Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-Ocean Explorer

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Shapiro, Leo

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Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-Ocean Explorer

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