Erect Rope Sponge Amphimedon compressa

Classification

Niphatidae [family]

Amphimedon [genus] (5)

compressa [species]

Classification

Niphatidae [family]

Amphimedon [genus] (5)

compressa [species]

Names

English name	Erect Rope Sponge
Alternative English name	Red Sponge
Valid name	Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Synonym	Haliclona rubens (Pallas, 1766)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Porifera [phylum] Sponges
  - Demospongiae [class]
    - Heteroscleromorpha [subclass]
      - Haplosclerida [order]
        
        Niphatidae [family]
        
        Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 [genus]
        
        Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 [species] Erect Rope Sponge