Leucetta Explained

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

In Australia, Leucetta species are found off the coasts of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia. However, species of this genus are found worldwide.^[6]

Species

Accepted species are:

• 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

External links

• Distribution of Leucetta species

Notes and References

1. Book: Haeckel, E. . 1872. Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer. Berlin. 1. 1–484.
2. Book: Haeckel, E. . 1872. Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer. Berlin. 2. 116.
3. Book: Haeckel, E. . 1872. Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer. Berlin. 3. pls 1–60.
4. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta. 2020-09-30. AFD. en.
5. 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]. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1913.tb06152.x .
6. Web site: Leucetta Haeckel, 1872. 2020-09-30. www.gbif.org. en.