Leucettusa
Sign in to saveLeucettusa is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucaltidae. The species of this genus are mostly known from the Arctic and Antarctic, New Zealand and Southwest Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderClathrinida
- FamilyLeucaltidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Leucaltidae
- Collections
- CAS, QM, SAMA, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leucaltidae
- Image
- Leucettusa tubulosa Dendy, 1924 (AM MA36104-1).jpg
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- taxon name
- Leucettusa
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Leucettusa
- taxon author citation
- Haeckel, 1872
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- Description
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Leucettusa is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucaltidae. The species of this genus are mostly known from the Arctic and Antarctic, New Zealand and Southwest Australia.
== Description == Species have a simple tubular body with a large atrium, and choanocyte chambers which are either elongated, spherical or both.
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