Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is found in various subtidal habitats in the far north of North Island, New Zealand.
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Polymastia hirsuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Polymastiida |
Family: | Polymastiidae |
Genus: | Polymastia |
Species: | P. hirsuta |
Binomial name | |
Polymastia hirsuta Bergquist, 1968 | |
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This is a usually circular sponge up to 7 cm in diameter. This rather distinctive species is generally brown and silt-covered but with prominent papillae appearing as bright yellow, silt-free lumps over the whole surface.