Biology:Acanthopolymastia
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Short description: Genus of sponges
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Polymastiida |
| Family: | Polymastiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopolymastia Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997 |
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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
Species include:
- Acanthopolymastia acanthoxa (Koltun, 1964)
- Acanthopolymastia bathamae Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Acanthopolymastia pisiformis Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3464614 entry
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