''Leucosolenia'' is a genus 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 ...
s belonging to the family
Leucosoleniidae
Leucosoleniidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida
Leucosolenida is an order of sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diplobla ...
. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an
osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened to a tiny bunch of
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
s. They are most often observed in
tide pool
A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide.
Many tide pool habitats are home to especially adaptable animals that ...
s, clustered around the base of
seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...
s or on rocks, and occur in a variety of colours, usually rather pale. Its canal system is of asconoid type. The colony consists of few simple vase-like, cylindrical individuals each terminating in an osculum and united at their bases by irregular horizontal tubes. Leucosolenia reproduces both asexually and sexually. asexual reproduction by budding and sexual reproduction takes place by formation of gametes, i.e., ova and sperms. Lecosolenia is hermaphrodite, because both the gametes are formed in the body of same individual. Sponges are mostly asymmetrical, but Leucosolenia is
symmetrical.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leucosolenia'':
* ''
Leucosolenia aboralis''
Brøndsted, 1931
* ''
Leucosolenia albatrossi''
Hôzawa, 1918
* ''
Leucosolenia arachnoides''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Leucosolenia australis''
Brøndsted, 1931
* ''
Leucosolenia botryoides''
(Ellis & Solander, 1786)
* ''
Leucosolenia brondstedi''
Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
* ''
Leucosolenia cervicornis''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Leucosolenia clarkii''
(Verrill, 1873)
* ''
Leucosolenia complicata''
(Montagu, 1814)
* ''
Leucosolenia corallorrhiza''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Leucosolenia cyathus''
(Haeckel, 1870)
* ''
Leucosolenia discoveryi''
Jenkin, 1908
* ''
Leucosolenia echinata''
Kirk, 1893
* ''
Leucosolenia eleanor''
Urban, 1906
* ''
Leucosolenia eustephana''
Haeckel, 1872
* ''
Leucosolenia falklandica''
Breitfuss, 1898
* ''
Leucosolenia feuerlandica''
Tanita, 1942
* ''
Leucosolenia fragilis''
(Haeckel, 1870)
* ''
Leucosolenia gegenbauri''
(Haeckel, 1870)
* ''
Leucosolenia goethei''
(Haeckel, 1870)
* ''
Leucosolenia hispidissima''
(Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Leucosolenia horrida''
(Schmidt in Haeckel, 1872)
* ''
Leucosolenia incerta''
Urban, 1908
* ''
Leucosolenia kagoshimensis''
(Hozawa, 1929)
* ''
Leucosolenia lucasi
''Leucosolenia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucosoleniidae. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened t ...
''
Dendy, 1891
* ''
Leucosolenia macquariensis''
Dendy, 1918
* ''
Leucosolenia microspinata''
Longo, 2009
* ''
Leucosolenia minchini''
Jenkin, 1908
* ''
Leucosolenia minuta''
Tanita, 1943
* ''
Leucosolenia mollis''
Tanita, 1941
* ''
Leucosolenia nautilia
''Leucosolenia'' is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucosoleniidae. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened to ...
''
de Laubenfels, 1930
* ''
Leucosolenia parthenopea''
Sarà, 1953
* ''
Leucosolenia pilosella''
Brøndsted, 1931
* ''
Leucosolenia pyriformis''
Tanita, 1943
* ''
Leucosolenia rosea''
Kirk, 1896
* ''
Leucosolenia salpinx''
Van Soest, 2017
* ''
Leucosolenia serica''
Tanita, 1942
* ''
Leucosolenia somesii''
(Bowerbank, 1874)
* ''
Leucosolenia tenera''
Tanita, 1940
* ''
Leucosolenia variabilis''
Haeckel, 1870
* ''
Leucosolenia ventosa''
Hôzawa, 1940
* ''
Leucosolenia vesicula''
(Haeckel, 1870)
References
TaxonomiconNorth East Atlantic Taxa
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Leucosolenida
Taxa named by James Scott Bowerbank