Leucosolenida

Leucosolenida is an order of sponges in the class Calcarea and the subclass Calcaronea. Species in Leucosolenida are calcareous, with a skeleton composed exclusively of free spicules without calcified non-spicular reinforcements.

Leucosoleniidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

Sycettidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

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Grantiidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

Heteropiidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Leucosolenida in the class Calcarea. In a 2012 paper, Oliver Voigt, Eilika Wülfing and Gert Wörheide (2012) confirmed that the family Heteropiidae is not monophyletic.

Leucosolenia is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucosoleniidae. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened to a tiny bunch of bananas. They are most often observed in tide pools, clustered around the base of seaweeds or on rocks, and occur in a variety of colours, usually rather pale. Its canal system is of asconoid type. The colony consists of few simple vase-like, cylindrical individuals each terminating in an osculum and united at their bases by irregular horiz

Amphoriscidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

Achramorphidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

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Amphoriscus is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Ascute is a genus of calcareous sponges. It contains two species, both found in Australia:

Jenkinidae is a family of sea sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

Sycanthidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

Lelapiidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida.

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Grantia is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae. Species of the genus Grantia contain spicules and spongin fibers.

Paraleucilla is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Amphiute is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae.

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Aphroceras is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae.

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Leucilla is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Amphoriscidae.

Sycon is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. These sponges are small, growing up to 7.5 cm with a length from 2.5 to 7.5 cm, and are tube-shaped and often white to cream in colour. They are known to aquarium hobbyists as "Pineapple" or "Q-Tip" sponges, and are frequent "hitchhikers" accidentally brought in.

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Jenkina is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Jenkinidae.

Grantiopsis is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Lelapiidae.

Grantessa is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1885 by Lendenfeld.

Heteropia is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1886 by Henry John Carter. The type species by monotypy is Heteropia ramosa (Carter, 1886), which he first called Aphroceras ramosa in the very same publication.

Lelapia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Lelapiidae.

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Anamixilla is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Jenkinidae.

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Sycettusa is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae.

Syconessa is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae.

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Vosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886).

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Leucandrilla is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae.

Leucascandra is a monotypic genus of sponges belonging to the family Jenkinidae. The only species in this genus is Leucascandra caveolata.

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Sycandra is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae.

Polejaevia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Jenkinidae. The only species in this genus is Polejaevia telum (Lendenfeld, 1891).

Paraheteropia is a genus of sponges in the family Heteropiidae.The only species is Paraheteropia ijimai (Hôzawa, 1916).

Sycute is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. The only species is Sycute dendyi (Kirk, 1895).

Paralelapia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Lelapiidae. The only species in this genus is Paralelapia nipponica (Hara, 1894).

Sycodorus is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. The only species is Sycodorus hystrix Haeckel, 1872.

Sycyssa is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Lelapiidae. It is monotypic, containing a single species, Sycyssa huxley.

Leucettaga is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. The only species is Leucettaga loculifera (Haeckel, 1872).

Synute is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae. The only species is Synute pulchella Dendy, 1892.