Species
Polymastia pachymastia (Aggregated nipple sponge)
Polymastia pachymastia. Photo: (c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Polymastiidae is a family of demosponges found in oceans throughout the world. A useful diagnostic characteristic of members of this family is the presence of numerous surface papillae although this feature is shown by some other sponges.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Porifera (Sponges)
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Class: Demospongiae (Demosponges)
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Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
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Order: Polymastiida
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Family: Polymastiidae
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Genus: Polymastia
- Species: Polymastia pachymastia (Aggregated nipple sponge)
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Genus: Polymastia
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Family: Polymastiidae
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Order: Polymastiida
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Subclass: Heteroscleromorpha
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Class: Demospongiae (Demosponges)
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Phylum: Porifera (Sponges)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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