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Phorbas plumosus

Status not recordedsponges

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

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Quick facts about Phorbas plumosus

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 plumosus live?

Not recorded

Is Phorbas plumosus 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 plumosus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderPoecilosclerida
  5. familyHymedesmiidae
  6. genusPhorbas
  7. SpeciesPhorbas plumosus (Montagu, 1814)

Synonyms Clathria fraudator, Clathria kentii, Grayax plumosa, Halichondria plumosa, Hymeniacidon plumosa, Microciona carnosa, Microciona fraudator, Microciona kentii, Microciona plumosa, Myxilla plumosa, Plumohalichondria plumosa, Pronax plumosa, Pronaxella plumosa, Spongia plumosa, Stylostichon plumosum

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Phorbas veloutéFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Phorbas plumosus

Other species in the same genus Phorbas.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Phorbas plumosus?

Phorbas plumosus (Phorbas plumosus) 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 plumosus (Phorbas plumosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-plumosus

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

BibTeX
@misc{phorbas_plumosus_2026,
  title = {Phorbas plumosus (Phorbas plumosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorbas-plumosus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}