''Microxina'' is a genus of
sponges
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...
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'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
* ''Cribrochalina'' Schmidt, 1870
* ''Dasychalina'' Ri ...
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The species of this genus are found in Southern
South Hemisphere.
Species:
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Microxina benedeni
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges 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'' Duchassaing ...
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Microxina charcoti
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''Microxina benedeni
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae
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Microxina lanceolata
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''Microxina benedeni''
*''Microxina charcoti
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging t ...
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Microxina myxa''
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Microxina phakellioides
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''Microxina benedeni''
*''Microxina charcoti''
*''Microxina lanceolata
''Microxina'' is a g ...
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Microxina sarai
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''Microxina benedeni''
*''Microxina charcoti''
*''Microxina lanceolata''
*'' Microxina myxa' ...
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Microxina simplex
''Microxina'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Niphatidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''Microxina benedeni''
*''Microxina charcoti''
*''Microxina lanceolata''
*'' Microxina myxa' ...
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Microxina subtilis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4115425
Sponges