''Hamigera'' is a genus of
sponges
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and ar ...
belonging to the family
Hymedesmiidae
Hymedesmiidae is a family of demosponges in the order Poecilosclerida.
Genera
* '' Acanthancora''
* '' Hamigera''
* '' Hemimycale''
* '' Hymedesmia''
* '' Kirkpatrickia''
* '' Myxodoryx''
* ''Phorbas
In Greek mythology, Phorbas (; Anc ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Europe, Northern America and Australia.
Species:
*''
Hamigera bibiloniae''
*''
Hamigera cleistochela''
*''
Hamigera dendyi''
*''
Hamigera hamigera''
*''
Hamigera kellyae''
*''
Hamigera macrostrongyla''
*''
Hamigera strongylata''
*''
Hamigera tarangaensis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5498982
Demospongiae
Sponge genera