Acanthopolymastia bathamae
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| Acanthopolymastia bathamae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Polymastiida |
| Family: | Polymastiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopolymastia |
| Species: | A. bathamae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthopolymastia bathamae Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997 | |
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Acanthopolymastia bathamae is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is only known from the Papanui Submarine Canyon off Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand.
This is a small, cream-coloured hemispherical sponge up to 8 mm in diameter. Its texture is soft and velvety with a single central papilla up to 7 mm in height.
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