Leucetta
Leucetta chagosensis
Leucetta primigenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta". AFD. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ "Leucetta Haeckel, 1872". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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