''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 throug ...

s with over 60 described species. In 2009, ''

Amphimedon queenslandica ''Amphimedon queenslandica'' (formerly known as ''Reniera'' sp.) is a sponge native to the Great Barrier Reef. Its genome has been sequenced. It has been the subject of various studies on the evolution of metazoan development. ''A. queenslandic ...

'' was the first species of sponge to have its genome

sequenced In genetics and biochemistry, sequencing means to determine the primary structure (sometimes incorrectly called the primary sequence) of an unbranched biopolymer. Sequencing results in a symbolic linear depiction known as a sequence which suc ...

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Amphimedon'':

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4115435 Sponge genera Haplosclerina