''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges 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 ...

, which was first described in 1872 by

Ernst Haeckel Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; 16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, eugenicist, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biologist and artist. He discovered, described and named thousands of new sp ...

. The type species is ''

Leucetta primigenia ''Leucetta primigenia'' (common names - ferruginous sponge, Rostroter Kalkschwamm) is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; 16 Feb ...

'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, ''Leucetta'' species are found off the coasts of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia. However, species of this genus are found worldwide.

Species

Accepted species are: *'' Leucetta antarctica'' Dendy, 1918 *'' Leucetta avocado'' de Laubenfels, 1954 *''

Leucetta chagosensis ''Leucetta chagosensis'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1913 by Arthur Dendy. The species epithet, ''chagosensis'', comes from the Latin with the ending ''-ensis'' indicating that the sp ...

'' Dendy, 1913 *'' Leucetta delicata'' Rapp, Göcke, Tendal & Janussen, 2013 *'' Leucetta floridana'' (Haeckel, 1872) *'' Leucetta foliata'' Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016 *'' Leucetta gelatinosa'' (Jenkin, 1908) *'' Leucetta giribeti'' Riesgo, Cavalcanti, Kenny, Ríos, Cristobo & Lanna, 2018 *''

Leucetta homoraphis ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are foun ...

'' (Poléjaeff, 1883) *'' Leucetta imberbis'' (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) *'' Leucetta insignis'' Row & Hôzawa, 1931 *'' Leucetta microraphis'' Haeckel, 1872 *'' Leucetta potiguar'' Lanna, Cavalcanti, Cardoso, Muricy & Klautau, 2009 *''

'' Haeckel, 1872 *'' Leucetta prolifera'' (Carter, 1878) *'' Leucetta purpurea'' Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016 *'' Leucetta pyriformis'' Dendy, 1913 *''

Leucetta sagittata ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are foun ...

'' Haeckel, 1872 *''

Leucetta solida ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are foun ...

'' (Schmidt, 1862) *''

Leucetta sulcata ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are foun ...

'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 *''

Leucetta trigona ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are found ...

'' Haeckel, 1872 *''

Leucetta villosa ''Leucetta villosa'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1999 by Gert Wörheide Gert Wörheide is a German marine biologist who works mainly on marine invertebrates. He earned his doctor ...

'' Wörheide & Hooper, 1999 *''

Leucetta weddelliana ''Leucetta'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. The type species is ''Leucetta primigenia'' Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation. In Australia, ''Leucetta'' species are foun ...

'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011

References

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Distribution of ''Leucetta'' species
Sponge genera Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel {{Calcarea-stub