Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge Desmapsamma anchorata

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Desmacididae [family]

Desmapsamma [genus] (1)

anchorata [species]

Classification

Desmacididae [family]

Desmapsamma [genus] (1)

anchorata [species]

Names

English name	Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge (as English name of Holopsamma helwigi)
Valid name	Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882)
Synonym	Desmacidon carterianum Arndt, 1927
Synonym	Holopsamma helwigi de Laubenfels, 1936

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Poecilosclerida [order]
        
        Desmacididae [family]
        
        Desmapsamma Burton, 1934 [genus]
        
        Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882) [species] Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge