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Phorbas papillatus

Status not recordedsponges

Phorbas papillatus is a species in the family Hymedesmiidae, order Poecilosclerida.

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Quick facts about Phorbas papillatus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Phorbas papillatus live?

Not recorded

Is Phorbas papillatus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Phorbas papillatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderPoecilosclerida
  5. familyHymedesmiidae
  6. genusPhorbas
  7. SpeciesPhorbas papillatus (Dendy, 1922)

Synonyms Hamigera papillata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Phorbas papillatus

Other species in the same genus Phorbas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Phorbas papillatus?

Phorbas papillatus (Phorbas papillatus) belongs to the family Hymedesmiidae in the order Poecilosclerida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Phorbas papillatus (Phorbas papillatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-papillatus

MLA

“Phorbas papillatus (Phorbas papillatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-papillatus.

BibTeX
@misc{phorbas_papillatus_2026,
  title = {Phorbas papillatus (Phorbas papillatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-papillatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}