Poole, Karen E.
Leuconia
Sign in to saveLeuconia is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Baeriidae. It was described by English anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1833.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderBaeriida
- FamilyBaeriidae
Leuconia is een geslacht van sponsdieren uit de klasse van de Calcarea (kalksponzen).
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 108
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Leucosolenidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, CAS, TCWC, SBMNH, QM
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Great Britain, Belize, Palau, Bermuda, Australia, France
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Leuconia is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Baeriidae. It was described by English anatomist and zoologist Robert Edmond Grant in 1833.
==Species== The following species of Leuconia are accepted in the World Porifera database: Leuconia alaskensis de Laubenfels, 1953 Leuconia dura (Hozawa, 1929) Leuconia gladiator (Dendy, 1893) Leuconia johnstoni Carter, 1871 Leuconia joubini (Topsent, 1907) Leuconia nivea (Grant, 1826) Leuconia ochotensis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) Leuconia usa (de Laubenfels, 1942)
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