Biology:Amphimedon (sponge)
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Short description: Genus of sponges
Amphimedon | |
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Amphimedon compressa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Haplosclerida |
Family: | Niphatidae |
Genus: | Amphimedon |
Synonyms | |
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Amphimedon is a genus of sponges with over 60 described species. In 2009, Amphimedon queenslandica was the first species of sponge to have its genome sequenced.[1]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Amphimedon:[2]
References
- ↑ Srivastava, M.; Simakov, O.; Chapman, J.; Fahey, B.; Gauthier, M. E. A.; Mitros, T.; Richards, G. S.; Conaco, C. et al. (2010). "The Amphimedon queenslandica genome and the evolution of animal complexity". Nature 466 (7307): 720–726. doi:10.1038/nature09201. PMID 20686567. Bibcode: 2010Natur.466..720S.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166654.
Wikidata ☰ Q4115435 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphimedon (sponge).
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