''Pachymatisma'' is a genus of
sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...
s belonging to the family
Geodiidae
Geodiidae is a family of sea sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders ...
.
[Boury-Esnault, N.; van Soest, R. (2012)]
''Pachymatisma'' Bowerbank in Johnston, 1842.
In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J. L. (2016). World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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on 2017-02-17.
Species
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Pachymatisma areolata'' Bowerbank, 1872
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Pachymatisma bifida'' Burton, 1959
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Pachymatisma johnstonia'' (Bowerbank in Johnston, 1842)
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Pachymatisma monaena'' Lendenfeld, 1907
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Pachymatisma normani'' Sollas, 1888
References
Tetractinellida
Taxa named by James Scott Bowerbank
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