Polymastia hirsuta: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongiae
Order
Polymastiida
Family
Polymastiidae
Genus
Polymastia
Species
Polymastia hirsuta
Scientific Name
Polymastia hirsuta

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Polymastia hirsuta

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.

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.

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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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Polymastia hirsuta
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