Biology:Atergia villosa
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Short description: Species of sponge
| Atergia villosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Polymastiida |
| Family: | Polymastiidae |
| Genus: | Atergia |
| Species: | A. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Atergia villosa (Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997)
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Atergia villosa is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is found in rocky deep-sea habitats around the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[1]
This is a round, yellow, velvety-soft sponge up to 3 cm across. It is usually found attached to a scallop shell.[1]
References
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