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The giant volcano sponge (Anoxycalyx joubini) is a species of Antarctic sponge. [1] It is one of the largest sponges in the world which can grow up to a diameter of 1.5 metres (5 feet) and 1.95 metres (6.5 feet) in height. [2] The species may have an extremely long lifespan, with estimates of up to 15,000 years. [3]
Cinachyra antarctica is a species of antarctic sponge belonging to the family Tetillidae. [1] It was first described by H.J. Carter in 1872. [2] A 2002 study in Antarctica calculated that this sponge and another antarctic sponge, Anoxycalyx joubini, have amazingly long lifespans surpassing 1,550 years in C. antarctica and 15,000 years in A. joubini.
Eventually, the larvae attached to rocks and metamorphoses into sea sponge. In the adult stage, Euplectella are sessile and attached firmly to rocks through spicules. [ 21 ] It is unclear how long Euplectella generally live however other genus of glass sponge have been known to live up to 15,000 years in the wild. [ 22 ]
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Otavia antiqua is an early sponge-like fossil found in Namibia in the Etosha National Park.It is claimed to be the oldest animal fossil, being found in rock aged between 760 and 550 million years ago.
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