Keywords: Xestospongia muta 1.jpg en Giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta exhibiting exposed tissue where portions of the barrels have been sheared off by the storm 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 Photo Hickerson/FGBNMS http //flowergarden noaa gov/science/ike2008 html Hickerson/FGBNMS 2008-10 PD-USGov PD-USGov-NOAA Xestospongia muta Files by User Anna Frodesiak |