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Leucetta
Sign in to saveLeucetta is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderClathrinida
- FamilyLeucettidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 446
- With media
- 90
- Family
- Leucettidae
- Collections
- CAS, NMV, SIO, QM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Australia, Antarctica, Tonga, American Samoa, Micronesia, Federated States Of, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leucettidae
- Image
- Leucetta chagosensis Voavah.JPG
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- taxon name
- Leucetta
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Leucetta
- taxon author citation
- Haeckel, 1872
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Leucetta is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leucetta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.