The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has issued a news release about the discovery of the world’s largest known sea sponge described to be ‘the size of a minivan’; the organism was found in the deep waters of the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine National Monument near Hawaii.
The largest sea sponge in the world has been documented in a recently published study.Â
The organism is believed to be around 12 feet by 7 feet or, as the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association describes in an article, “the size of a minivan.â€Â
It was found during one of the agency’s deep-water expeditions last year around the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine National Monument off the Hawaiian Islands.Â
As one team member, Dr. Christopher Kelly, told Pacific Beat, “We had just gotten some close ups of some corals, then turned away to continue the survey and the sponge appeared out of nowhere.â€Â
He also revealed that it resembled a blanket placed over a chair so they initially cal...
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