Biology:Calyx (sponge)

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Short description: Genus of sponges

Calyx
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Phloeodictyidae
Genus: Calyx
Vosmaer, 1885
Synonyms
  • Calyxabra De Laubenfels, 1949 (junior synonym)
  • Lieberkuhnia Balsamo-Crivelli, 1863 (junior synonym)
  • Vagocia Laubenfels, 1936 (junior synonym)

Calyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.[1]

Species

Species accepted within Calyx:[1]

  • Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913)
  • Calyx clavata Burton, 1928
  • Calyx imperialis (Dendy, 1924)
  • Calyx infundibulum Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  • Calyx kerguelensis (Hentschel, 1914)
  • Calyx magnoculata Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
  • Calyx maya Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020
  • Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827)
  • Calyx nyaliensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  • Calyx podatypa (Laubenfels, 1934)
  • Calyx shackletoni Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  • Calyx tufa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)


Species brought into synonymy:[1]

  • Calyx nicaensis accepted as Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name)
  • Calyx poa de Laubenfels, 1947 accepted as Halichondria poa (de Laubenfels, 1947) (genus transfer)
  • Calyx santa (de Laubenfels, 1936) accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  • Calyx stipitatus Topsent, 1916 accepted as Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q104881122 entry