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Giant barrel sponge (Xestosongia muta), and sunburst, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Crinoids cling to a large sponge on a healthy coral reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Top view of a pnk barrel sponge looking like a saucer against the cyan reef bottom, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

Underwater photographer at the entrance of a cave framed by pink barrel sponges, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pink hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) inside a pink barrel sponge, Lembeh Strait, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Giant barrel sponges on the spectacular walls off the reefs of Turks and Caicos, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Scorpianfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus), inside barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Amed, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grouper (Cephalopholis sp.) inside barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Amed, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sea cucumbers (Synaptula sp.) on giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Diver looks down on blue seastar (Linkia laevigata) on a barrel sponge (Xestospongia sp.) Komodo, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Thousands of scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), hovering over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta), large barrel sponge in spur and groove reef, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Sea cucumbers (Synaptula sp.) on giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta), large barrel sponge in spur and groove reef, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta), large barrel sponge in spur and groove reef, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Female diver with a lamp looking at a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta) in a multi-coloured coral reef with various sponges and corals, Hopkins, Dangria, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

Diver looking at Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta) in coral reef, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Central America

The Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauria slagiani) is found alone, and in pairs, on the outside of barrel sponges belonging to the genus Xestospongia. They are tiny (one centimeter across) and difficult to find on the folds of the sponge, Philippines