Acanthopolymastia
| Acanthopolymastia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Hadromerida |
| Family: | Polymastiidae |
| Genus: |
Acanthopolymastia Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997 |
| Species | |
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3, see text. |
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3, see text.
Acanthopolymastia is a small genus of demosponges belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It has three describe species. These small, bristly, cushion-shaped sponges are only known from deep-sea sites (to a depth of 3400 m) in the southern oceans.
Species include:
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