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''Microxina'' 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
Niphatidae Niphatidae is a family of demosponges in the order Haplosclerida, first described in 1980 by Rob van Soest. It contains the following genera: * ''Amphimedon (sponge), Amphimedon'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * ''Cribrochalina'' Schmidt, 1870 ...
. The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere. Species: *'' Microxina benedeni'' *'' Microxina charcoti'' *'' Microxina lanceolata'' *'' Microxina myxa'' *'' Microxina phakellioides'' *'' Microxina sarai'' *'' Microxina simplex'' *'' Microxina subtilis''


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4115425 Heteroscleromorpha Sponge genera