Niphates (sponge)

Niphates
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Niphatidae
Genus:	Niphates ; Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Synonyms
	NyphatesDuchassaing & Michelotti, 1864;

Last updated October 02, 2025

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

↑ "Niphates". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 November 2021.
↑ "World Porifera Database - Species - Niphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
↑ "World Porifera Database - Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
↑ Schram, Frederick R. (2010-05-01). "Checklist of Marine Biota of China Seas". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 30 (2): 339. doi: 10.1651/09-3228.1 . ISSN 0278-0372.
↑ Paul, Sulav Indra; Rahman, Md. Mahbubur; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Khan, Md. Arifur Rahman; Islam, Md. Tofazzal (2021-12-15). "Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita" . Aquaculture. 545 737156. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156. ISSN 0044-8486.

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[1] "Niphates". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[2] "World Porifera Database - Species - Niphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

[3] "World Porifera Database - Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-31.

[4] Schram, Frederick R. (2010-05-01). "Checklist of Marine Biota of China Seas". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 30 (2): 339. doi: 10.1651/09-3228.1 . ISSN 0278-0372.

[5] Paul, Sulav Indra; Rahman, Md. Mahbubur; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Khan, Md. Arifur Rahman; Islam, Md. Tofazzal (2021-12-15). "Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita" . Aquaculture. 545 737156. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156. ISSN 0044-8486.

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