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]
| Leucetta | |
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| Leucetta chagosensis | |
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| Leucetta primigenia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucettidae |
| Genus: | Leucetta Haeckel, 1872 [1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dyssycus Haeckel, 1872 | |
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
editAccepted 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
edit- ^ a b c d Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Leucetta Haeckel, 1872". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Vol. 1. Berlin: G. Reimer. pp. 1–484.
- ^ Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Vol. 2. Berlin: G. Reimer. p. 116.
- ^ Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Vol. 3. Berlin: G. Reimer. pp. pls 1–60.
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta". AFD. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. (1913). "The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 83 (3): 704–813 [732]. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1913.tb06152.x.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Leucetta Haeckel, 1872". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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