Niphatidae
Also known as: アミメカイメン科, 似雪海綿科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Demospongiae |
| Order | Haplosclerida |
| Family | Niphatidae |
| Published in | Van Soest, R. W. M. (1980). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part II. Haplosclerida. In: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 163 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 198 |
| GBIF key | 8133 |
Genera in Niphatidae
- Amphimedon — 56 species: Amphimedon aculeata, Amphimedon aitsuensis, Amphimedon alata, Amphimedon anastomosa, Amphimedon anomala, Amphimedon brevispiculifera, Amphimedon calyx, Amphimedon caribica
- Gelliodes — 32 species: Gelliodes bifacialis, Gelliodes biformis, Gelliodes callista, Gelliodes carnosa, Gelliodes coscinopora, Gelliodes fayalensis, Gelliodes fibroreticulata, Gelliodes fibrosa
- Niphates — 24 species: Niphates aga, Niphates alba, Niphates amorpha, Niphates arenata, Niphates cavernosa, Niphates caycedoi, Niphates digitalis, Niphates erecta
- Hemigellius — 14 species: Hemigellius arcofer, Hemigellius bidens, Hemigellius calyx, Hemigellius dendrilla, Hemigellius duosigmata, Hemigellius fimbriatus, Hemigellius hartlaubi, Hemigellius izuensis
- Pachychalina — 14 species: Pachychalina acapulcensis, Pachychalina alcaloidifera, Pachychalina alveolopora, Pachychalina arctica, Pachychalina erinacea, Pachychalina fracta, Pachychalina glacialis, Pachychalina lunisimilis
- Cribrochalina — 10 species: Cribrochalina brassicata, Cribrochalina compressa, Cribrochalina crateriformis, Cribrochalina dendyi, Cribrochalina dura, Cribrochalina punctata, Cribrochalina slinteri, Cribrochalina vasculum
- Microxina — 7 species: Microxina benedeni, Microxina charcoti, Microxina lanceolata, Microxina myxa, Microxina phakellioides, Microxina sarai, Microxina simplex
- Dasychalina — 4 species: Dasychalina fragilis, Dasychalina magellanica, Dasychalina melior, Dasychalina validissima
- Haliclonissa — 2 species: Haliclonissa sacciformis, Haliclonissa verrucosa
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.