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Amphilectus
Sign in to saveAmphilectus is a genus of demosponges, comprising around 20 species found in oceans around the world.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassDemospongiae
- OrderPoecilosclerida
- FamilyEsperiopsidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 45
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Esperiopsidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, YPM, NMV, NHMUK, QM
- Recorded in
- Argentina, United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Senegal, South Africa, Saudi Arabia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Esperiopsidae
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- taxon name
- Amphilectus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Amphilectus
- taxon author citation
- Vosmaer, 1880
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Amphilectus is a genus of demosponges, 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 van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012 Amphilectus typichela (Lundbeck, 1905) Amphilectus unciger (Topsent, 1928) Amphilectus utriculus van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012
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