Summary[
edit] Description: English: Xestospongia muta, the barrel sponge, may live for 100 years and grow to over 6 feet tall. While populations have declined at sites throughout the Caribbean, they appear to be quite healthy on Little Cayman Island. Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands. Date: 23 May 2007. Source:
NOAA Photo Library:
reef3860. Author: Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE.