Niphates (sponge)
Genus of sea sponges
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Niphatidae |
| Genus: | Niphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 |
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