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Pericharax
Sign in to savePericharax is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1883 by Poléjaeff.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderClathrinida
- FamilyLeucettidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 135
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Leucettidae
- Collections
- CAS, NMV, QM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Wallis And Futuna
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leucettidae
- Image
- Leucettid Sponge (Pericharax heterorhaphis) (8474139226).jpg
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- taxon name
- Pericharax
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Pericharax
- taxon author citation
- Poléjaeff, 1884
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Pericharax is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1883 by Poléjaeff.
==Species== Species: Pericharax canaliculata Burton & Rao, 1932 Pericharax carteri Poléjaeff, 1883 Pericharax crypta Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016 Pericharax heteroraphis Poléjaeff, 1883 Pericharax orientalis Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 Pericharax peziza Dendy, 1913 Pericharax pyriformis Burton, 1932 Pericharax vallii Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016
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