Petrosiidae van Soest 1980

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Xestospongia testudinaria is not the primary subject of the video clip; the primary subject is Lauriea siagiani (Hairy squat lobster). Coral Sea, Duration 15 seconds

Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta)--these sponges may live for 100 years and grow to over 18 meters tallFrom 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."

Indo-Pacific, Duration 64 seconds

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

porifera, bryozoan

Porifera

Porifera

Porifera

Porifera

Porifera

Large brilliant white sponge, filling pic. No other organisms.

Large white sponge with 3 lobed slightly spired structure. Many juvenile fish. Hermit crabs on sponge. Two urchins at right

Large irregular white sponge surrounded by Corynactis. Large variety of organisms. Bladed algae. Tube worm projecting from sponge lower right.