Lavender Rope Sponge Niphates erecta

Classification

Niphatidae [family]

Niphates [genus] (4)

erecta [species]

Classification

Niphatidae [family]

Niphates [genus] (4)

erecta [species]

Names

English name	Lavender Rope Sponge
Valid name	Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Classification

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