Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa
Species of sponge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is a deep-ocean species found on muddy substrates at depths of over 3000 m in the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
| Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Polymastiida |
| Family: | Polymastiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopolymastia |
| Species: | A. acanthoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa (Koltun, 1964) | |
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This is a brown cushion-shaped sponge up to 4 cm across with a lateral fringe and a single papilla with a terminal opening.
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