Polymastia fusca
Polymastia fusca | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Polymastiida |
Family: | Polymastiidae |
Genus: | Polymastia |
Species: | P. fusca
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Binomial name | |
Polymastia fusca Bergquist, 1961
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Polymastia fusca is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is found in shallow subtidal habitats in the far north of North Island, New Zealand.
This firm-textured sponge grows up to 20 cm across, often encrusting its substrate. The outer layer is very dark brown, contrasting with a much paler yellow or orange interior. The whole surface is covered in , those at the centre markedly taller than those at the periphery.
References[]
- Michelle Kelly-Borges & Patricia R. Bergquist (1997). "Revision of Southwest Pacific Polymastiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) with descriptions of new species of Polymastia Bowerbank, Tylexocladus Topsent, and Acanthopolymastia gen. nov. from New Zealand and the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia" (PDF). . 31 (3): 367–402. doi:10.1080/00288330.1997.9516772.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Polymastia (sponge)
- Sponges of New Zealand
- Animals described in 1961
- Taxa named by Patricia Bergquist
- Demospongiae stubs