| Leucetta avocada | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucettidae |
| Genus: | Leucetta |
| Species: | L. avocada |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucetta avocada Laubenfels, 1954 | |
Leucetta avocada is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1954 by Laubenfels. [1]
Leucettidae is a family of sea sponges in the subclass Calcinea, first described by Max Walker de Laubenfels in 1936.
Ecionemia is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Ancorinidae.
Halichondriidae is a family of sea sponges belonging to the order Suberitida. These sponges have a skeleton consisting of dense bundles of spicules occurring in a more or less random pattern.
Halichondria is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae. These are massive, amorphous sponges with clearly separated inner and outer skeletons consisting of bundles of spicules arranged in a seemingly random pattern.
Spongia is a genus of marine sponges in the family Spongiidae, originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759, containing more than 60 species. Some species, including Spongia officinalis, are used as cleaning tools, but have mostly been replaced in that use by synthetic or plant material.
Hymeniacidon is a genus of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae. Some members of the genus are known to be mobile, achieving speeds of between 1 and 4 mm per day.
Clathria is a large genus of demosponges in the family Microcionidae.
Haliclona is a genus of demosponges in the family Chalinidae.
Chondrilla is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Chondrillidae.
Xestospongia is a genus of sponges in the family Petrosiidae. It contains the following species:
Neopetrosia is a genus of marine petrosiid sponges. It was first established by the American spongiologist Max Walker de Laubenfels in 1932. It contains these 27 species:
Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1958) was an American spongiologist. He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1916 and his master's and doctorate degrees from Stanford University in 1926 and 1929, respectively.
Craniella is a genus of marine sponges in the family Tetillidae.
Mycale is a genus of demosponge with 240 recognised species in 11 subgenera. It has been a large genus with multiple subdivisions since it was first described in 1867.
Halichondria adelpha is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Halichondriidae.
Axinyssa is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae.
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.
Hippospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Spongiidae.
Spheciospongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Clionaidae.
Euryspongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dysideidae.
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