Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by storm
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Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by storm
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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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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Porifera (sponges)
- Demospongiae (demosponges)
- Haplosclerida
- Petrosiidae
- Xestospongia
- Xestospongia muta (Caribbean barrel sponge)
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- cc-publicdomain
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- Shapiro, Leo
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- Hickerson/Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS)
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- EOL Rapid Response Team
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