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Polymastia harmelini

Status not recordedsponges

Polymastia harmelini is a species in the family Polymastiidae, order Polymastiida.

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Quick facts about Polymastia harmelini

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 Polymastia harmelini live?

Not recorded

Is Polymastia harmelini 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 Polymastia harmelini classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderPolymastiida
  5. familyPolymastiidae
  6. genusPolymastia
  7. SpeciesPolymastia harmelini Boury-Esnault & Bézac, 2007
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Éponge à tétines brunesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Polymastia harmelini

Other species in the same genus Polymastia.

Nipple sponge

Polymastia boletiformis

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Teat sponge

Polymastia mamillaris

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Polymastia harmelini?

Polymastia harmelini (Polymastia harmelini) belongs to the family Polymastiidae in the order Polymastiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Polymastia harmelini (Polymastia harmelini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/polymastia-harmelini

MLA

“Polymastia harmelini (Polymastia harmelini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/polymastia-harmelini.

BibTeX
@misc{polymastia_harmelini_2026,
  title = {Polymastia harmelini (Polymastia harmelini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/polymastia-harmelini},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}