''Atergia villosa'' is a species of
sea sponge belonging to the family
Polymastiidae. It is found in rocky deep-sea habitats around the
Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
[
This is a round, yellow, velvety-soft sponge up to 3 cm across. It is usually found attached to a ]scallop
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...
shell.[ ]
References
Sponges of New Zealand
Animals described in 1997
Polymastiidae
Taxa named by Patricia Bergquist
Taxa named by Michelle Kelly (marine scientist)
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