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Amphimedon paraviridis

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Amphimedon paraviridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Niphatidae
Genus: Amphimedon
Species:
A. paraviridis
Binomial name
Amphimedon paraviridis
Fromont, 1993
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Holotype site[1]

Amphimedon paraviridis is a species of sponge in the family Niphatidae, first described by Jane Fromont in 1993,[1][2] from a specimen collected at a depth of 7 m, in Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island, in the Great Barrier Reef.[1]

Distribution & Habitat

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It is found from Lizard Island to the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, in shallow water in lagoons or reef flats at depths of 3-4 m, firmly attached to hard substrata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Amphimedon paraviridis Fromont, 1993". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Jane Fromont (1993). "Descriptions of species of the Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef". The Beagle. 10: 7–40. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329552.