Jar Sponge

 | Property | Value |-| :--- | :--- |-| **Type** | Anchored |-| **Category** | Sponges |+|---|---|+| Type | Anchored |+| Category | Sponges |  -The **Jar Sponge** (*Symphon pithos*) is an unimplemented lifeform in Subnautica 2. It is classified as an anchored sponge.+A **Jar Sponge** is an unimplemented Lifeform.   ## Databank Entry   **Symphon pithos**, the large jar sponge. A filter-feeder that produces antibiotics and other chemicals in bulk. Possibly a runaway crop.   ### 1. Sponge morphology-Like both Protean and Earth sponges, it is a simple animal without organs. It pumps water in through pores and out through its central aperture, filtering nutrients.+Like both Protean and Earth sponges, a simple animal without organs. Pumps water in through pores and out through its central aperture, filtering nutrients.   ### 2. Pharmacological factory-A single strain of symbiotic bacteria produces potent antibiotics which kill other microbes. The sponge itself uses genes apparently transferred from extinct symbiotes to produce large amounts of a single chemical—such as antibiotics, resins, plastics, or steroids. This chemical product pools in the jar's center.+A single strain of symbiotic bacteria produces potent antibiotics which kill other microbes. The sponge itself uses genes apparently transferred from extinct symbiotes to produce large amounts of a single chemical—such as antibiotics, resins, plastics or steroids. This chemical product pools in the jar's center.   ### 3. Runaway crop? The jar sponge's wide, accessible aperture and pure chemical product suggest it may be a crop.   ### 4. Alternative hypothesis The jar sponge may have been selected by a forager which tended to destroy smaller or less chemically productive sponges.   **Assessment:** a possible sign of re-wilding after the collapse of agriculture.  -**Trivia:** In the original Greek, the myth of Pandora's box actually refers to a *pithos* (jar).+**Trivia:** in the original Greek, the myth of Pandora's box actually refers to a pithos (jar).