''Calyx'' is a genus of

sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...

s of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Phloeodictyidae The Phloeodictyidae are a family of sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and ...

Species

Species accepted within ''Calyx'': * '' Calyx arcuarius'' (Topsent, 1913) * '' Calyx clavata'' Burton, 1928 * '' Calyx imperialis'' (Dendy, 1924) * '' Calyx infundibulum'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 * '' Calyx kerguelensis'' (Hentschel, 1914) * '' Calyx magnoculata'' Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014 * '' Calyx maya'' Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020 * '' Calyx nicaeensis'' (Risso, 1827) * '' Calyx nyaliensis'' Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 * '' Calyx podatypa'' (Laubenfels, 1934) * '' Calyx shackletoni'' Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012 * '' Calyx tufa'' (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Species brought into synonymy: * ''Calyx nicaensis'' accepted as ''Calyx nicaeensis'' (Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name) * ''Calyx poa'' de Laubenfels, 1947 accepted as '' Halichondria poa'' (de Laubenfels, 1947) (genus transfer) * ''Calyx santa'' (de Laubenfels, 1936) accepted as '' Neopetrosia carbonaria'' (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym) * ''Calyx stipitatus'' Topsent, 1916 accepted as ''Calyx arcuarius'' (Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)

References

Animals described in 1885 Haplosclerida Sponge genera {{Porifera-stub