Leucetta villosa explained

Leucetta villosa is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1999 by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper.^[1] The species epithet, villosa, comes from the Latin, villosus ("hairy"), and was given because of the "hair-like extensions on the sponge surface".^[1]

It is found in Queensland coastal waters,^[2] where occurs in waters with surface temperatures of 20 to 25 °C.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Wöerheide, G. & Hooper, J.N.A. . 1999. Calcarea from the Great Barrier Reef 1: Cryptic Calcinea from Heron Island and Wistari Reef (Capricorn-Bunker Group). . Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 43. 2. 859–892 [883].
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta villosa Wöerheide & Hooper, 1999. 2020-09-30. AFD.
3. Web site: Leucetta villosa Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 - Ocean Biogeographic Information System. 2020-09-29. obis.org.