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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Leucettusa is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to New Zealand, Animalia and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics Leucaltidae, Sponge genera and Taxa described in 1872.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderClathrinida
- FamilyLeucaltidae
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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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
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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