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."
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- Life
- Cellular (Organismes cellulaires)
- Eukaryota (eucaryotes)
- Opisthokonta
- Metazoa (animaux)
- Porifera
- Demospongiae
- Haplosclerida
- Petrosiidae
- Xestospongia
- Xestospongia muta
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Informations sur la provenance
- licence
- cc-by-sa-3.0
- droit d’auteur
- Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-Ocean Explorer
- éditeur de publication
- Shapiro, Leo
- photographe
- Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-Ocean Explorer
- fournisseur
- EOL Rapid Response Team
- original
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- EOL staff
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