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Phorbas papillosus

Status not recordedsponges

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

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Quick facts about Phorbas papillosus

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 papillosus live?

Not recorded

Is Phorbas papillosus 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 papillosus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderPoecilosclerida
  5. familyHymedesmiidae
  6. genusPhorbas
  7. SpeciesPhorbas papillosus (Arnesen, 1903)

Synonyms Plumohalichondria papillata, Plumohalichondria papillosa

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Relatives of Phorbas papillosus

Other species in the same genus Phorbas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Phorbas papillosus?

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

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APA

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{phorbas_papillosus_2026,
  title = {Phorbas papillosus (Phorbas papillosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-papillosus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}