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Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by storm

Image de Petrosiidae van Soest 1980

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Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by storm

From Wikimedia Commons

The elkhorn coral colony at West Flower Garden Bank, located at approximately 27°54'33" N, 93°35'59" W, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, is situated behind the barrel sponge in this photo (October 2008) .

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cc-publicdomain
éditeur de publication
Shapiro, Leo
photographe
Hickerson/Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS)
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EOL Rapid Response Team
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EOL staff
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13144804