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TitleBarrel 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."
Original URLhttp://eolspecies.lifedesks.org/image/view/2991/_original
publisherShapiro, Leo
photographerTwilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-Ocean Explorer
providerEOL Rapid Response Team
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith