Niphates (sponge)

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

  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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