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Amphimedon paraviridis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Niphatidae
Genus:	Amphimedon
Species:	A. paraviridis
Binomial name
Amphimedon paraviridis Fromont, 1993

Amphimedon paraviridis is a species of sponge in the family Niphatidae, first described by Jane Fromont in 1993, from a specimen collected at a depth of 7 m, in Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island, in the Great Barrier Reef.

Distribution & Habitat

It is found from Lizard Island to the Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, in shallow water in lagoons or reef flats at depths of 3-4 m, firmly attached to hard substrata.

References

1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Amphimedon paraviridis Fromont, 1993". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. ^ Jane Fromont (1993). "Descriptions of species of the Haplosclerida (Porifera: Demospongiae) occurring in the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef". The Beagle. 10: 7–40. ISSN 0811-3653. Wikidata Q108329552.

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