Leucopsila Explained

Leucopsila is a genus of poriferans in the family Baeriidae. It contains one species, Leucopsila stylifera, which was originally described as Leuconia stylifera in 1870.^{[1] [2]} The genus was described by Dendy & Row in 1913.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des Atlantischen Gebietes. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.
2. 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. . Picton, B. . Kelly, M. . Vacelet, J. . Dohrmann, M. . Díaz, M.-C. . Cárdenas, P. . Carballo, J. L. . Ríos, P. . Downey, R. . 2018 . Leucopsila stylifera (Schmidt, 1870) . 164174 . 2018-11-01 . World Porifera database.
3. Dendy, A. & Row, R. (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, 47, 704–813.