Niphates (sponge)
| Niphates | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Haplosclerida |
| Family: | Niphatidae |
| Genus: | Niphates Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 |
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Niphates is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae. It is native to the Florida Keys, The Bahamas, and the Caribbean including the Netherlands Antilles, as well as seas around China and St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.