''Leucetta chagosensis'' is a species of

calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...

in the family

Leucettidae Leucettidae is a family of sea sponges in the subclass Calcinea, first described by Max Walker de Laubenfels Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongiologist. He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and ...

, and was first described in 1913 by Arthur Dendy. The species epithet, ''chagosensis'', comes from the Latin with the ending ''-ensis'' indicating that the species comes from the Chagos archipeligo in the Indian Ocean. The taxonomic decision for synonymy is based on Maurice Burton (1963).

Distribution

It is found in Queensland and Western Australian coastal waters, in coastal waters of the Indian and the western Pacific Ocean, where the water temperature ranges from 20 to 30 C, the depth from 0–50 m, and salinities from 30 to 35 PSU.

References

Taxa named by Arthur Dendy Clathrinida Animals described in 1913 {{calcarea-stub