Biology:Leucetta

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Short description: Genus of sponges

Leucetta
Leucetta chagosensis Voavah.JPG
Leucetta chagosensis
Calcareous Sponge (Leucetta primigenia) (8478940474).jpg
Leucetta primigenia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucettidae
Genus: Leucetta
Haeckel, 1872 [1]
Synonyms[1]

Dyssycus Haeckel, 1872
Sycothamnus Haeckel, 1869
Teichonella Carter, 1878

Leucetta is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.[1][2][3][4] The type species is Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation.[5][6]

In Australia, Leucetta species are found off the coasts of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia.[5] However, species of this genus are found worldwide.[7]

Species

Accepted species are:[1]

  • Leucetta antarctica Dendy, 1918
  • Leucetta avocado de Laubenfels, 1954
  • Leucetta chagosensis Dendy, 1913
  • Leucetta delicata Rapp, Göcke, Tendal & Janussen, 2013
  • Leucetta floridana (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Leucetta foliata Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016
  • Leucetta gelatinosa (Jenkin, 1908)
  • Leucetta giribeti Riesgo, Cavalcanti, Kenny, Ríos, Cristobo & Lanna, 2018
  • Leucetta homoraphis (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  • Leucetta imberbis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  • Leucetta insignis Row & Hôzawa, 1931
  • Leucetta microraphis Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucetta potiguar Lanna, Cavalcanti, Cardoso, Muricy & Klautau, 2009
  • Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucetta prolifera (Carter, 1878)
  • Leucetta purpurea Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016
  • Leucetta pyriformis Dendy, 1913
  • Leucetta sagittata Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862)
  • Leucetta sulcata Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  • Leucetta trigona Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucetta villosa Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
  • Leucetta weddelliana Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6534123 entry