''Amphilectus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
demosponge
Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,800 species
A species () is often de ...
s, comprising around 20 species found in oceans around the world.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus ''Amphilectus'':
* ''
Amphilectus americanus''
(Ridley & Dendy, 1887)
* ''
Amphilectus columnatus''
(Topsent, 1890)
* ''
Amphilectus dactylus''
Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2011
* ''
Amphilectus digitatus''
(Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
* ''
Amphilectus fimbriatus''
Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2016
* ''
Amphilectus flabellatus''
Burton, 1932
* ''
Amphilectus fleecei''
Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2011
* ''
Amphilectus fucorum''
(Esper, 1794)
* ''
Amphilectus glaber''
(Brøndsted, 1924)
* ''
Amphilectus informis''
(Stephens, 1915)
* ''
Amphilectus laxus''
(Lambe, 1893)
* ''
Amphilectus lesliei''
(Uriz, 1988)
* ''
Amphilectus munitus''
Whitelegge, 1907
* ''
Amphilectus ovulum''
(Schmidt, 1870)
* ''
Amphilectus pedicellatus''
(Lundbeck, 1905)
* ''
Amphilectus rugosus''
(Thiele, 1905)
* ''
Amphilectus strepsichelifer
''Amphilectus strepsichelifer'' is a species of demosponges found in the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa. The species name is a combination of the Latin ''strepsis'' = twisted, and ''chelifer'' = bearing chelae, reflecting the t ...
''
van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
* ''
Amphilectus typichela''
(Lundbeck, 1905)
* ''
Amphilectus unciger''
(Topsent, 1928)
* ''
Amphilectus utriculus''
van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
References
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Cladorhizidae