Biology:Niphates (sponge)

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Short description: Genus of sea sponges

Niphates
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Niphatidae
Genus: Niphates
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Nyphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Niphates is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.[2][3] It is native to the Florida Keys, The Bahamas, and the Caribbean including the Netherlands Antilles, as well as seas around China[4] and St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4119734 entry