Niphatidae

Niphatidae is a family of demosponges in the order Haplosclerida, first described in 1980 by Rob van Soest.^[1][2] It contains the following genera:^[1]

• Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Cribrochalina Schmidt, 1870
• Dasychalina Ridley & Dendy, 1886
• Gelliodes Ridley, 1884
• Haliclonissa Burton, 1932
• Hemigellius Burton, 1932
• Microxina Topsent, 1916
• Niphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
• Pachychalina Schmidt, 1868

Niphatidae
Amphimedon queenslandica adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980 [1]
Genera
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