''Amphimedon'' is a genus of
sponge
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 through t ...
s with over 60 described species. In 2009, ''
Amphimedon queenslandica'' was the first species of sponge to have its genome
sequenced.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphimedon'':
References
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Sponge genera
Haplosclerina