Amphimedon lamellata
Appearance
Amphimedon lamellata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Demospongiae |
Order: | Haplosclerida |
Family: | Niphatidae |
Genus: | Amphimedon |
Species: | A. lamellata
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Binomial name | |
Amphimedon lamellata Fromont, 1993
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Amphimedon lamellata 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 9 m, from Macgillivray Reef, Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef.[1]
Distribution & Habitat
[edit]It is found from Lizard Island to the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, on reef slopes at depths of 10-15 m, attached to rocky substrata.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Amphimedon lamellata Fromont, 1993". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ 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.