Summary
The giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) is a species of sea sponge native to coral reefs in and around the Caribbean. It is one of the largest species of sponge in the world, and plays an important role in the ecosystem as a home for various invertebrates and as a food source for parrotfish.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 10-C
Name: Giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies (Can be male or female)
Age: Varies (Can potentially live for more than two thousand years. Largest known individual was estimated to be 2,300 years old)
Classification: Animal, sponge, demosponge, barrel sponge
Powers and Abilities: Underwater Breathing (Type 1), Longevity, Resistance to Bone Manipulation (Boneless) and Pain Manipulation (Lacks a nervous system)
Attack Potency: Below Average Human level (Filter feeds on microscopic organic life and particles)
Speed: Immobile (Growth rates of 2% to 400% per year, depending on a variety of environmental factors)
Lifting Strength: Inapplicable (Physically incapable of lifting in the traditional sense)
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level
Durability: Below Average Human level (Can survive being grazed upon by parrotfish. Preyed upon by various fish, sea turtles, echinoderms, and nudibranches)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Below Standard Melee Range
Intelligence: Mindless (Lacks a brain and a nervous system)
Weaknesses: Cannot breathe outside of water. Cannot move. Cannot eat anything other than microscopic organisms.
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