Calyx (sponge)

Calyx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Haplosclerida
Family:	Phloeodictyidae
Genus:	Calyx ; Vosmaer, 1885
Synonyms
	CalyxabraDe Laubenfels, 1949 (junior synonym); LieberkuhniaBalsamo-Crivelli, 1863 (junior synonym); VagociaLaubenfels, 1936 (junior synonym);

Last updated July 01, 2025

Calyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.^[1]

Species

Species accepted within Calyx:^[1]

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:^[1]

Calyx nicaensis accepted as Calyx nicaeensis(Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name)
Calyx poade 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 stipitatusTopsent, 1916 accepted as Calyx arcuarius(Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)

References

1 2 3 "Calyx". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 "Calyx". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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