Phorbas
As recorded: Phorbas Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Poecilosclerida › Hymedesmiidae
- Locality
- Maroubra Bay
- Island
- New South Wales
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phorbas observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,513 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
Posidonia Dive
(c) Edu Alcaniz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-27
Roses segon moll
(c) manelor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-25
Impérial du milieu, Marseille, FR
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phorbas. BPBM 248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38016599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38016599 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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