| Leucettidae | |
|---|---|
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| Leucetta chagosensis | |
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| unidentified Leucettidae (Indonesia) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucettidae Laubenfels, 1936 |
Leucettidae is a family of sea sponges in the subclass Calcinea, first described by Max Walker de Laubenfels in 1936. [1] [2]
Leucettidae contains the following genera:
Dendyidae is a family of calcareous sponges, which six genera.
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.
Darwinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Dendroceratida.
Dictyonellidae is a family of sponges in the order Bubarida, based on the genus DictyonellaSchmidt, 1868.
Podospongiidae is a family of sponges in the order Poecilosclerida.
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.
Stelletta kallitetilla is a species of demosponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae. It is native to the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It was first described in 1936 by the American zoologist Max Walker de Laubenfels as Myriastra kallitetilla but was later transferred to the genus Stelletta.
Protomonaxonida is an extinct order of sea sponges. It is a paraphyletic group gathering the most ancient species from the Burgess Shale to modern sponges.
Phymaraphiniidae is a family of sea sponges.
Axinyssa is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae.
Ciocalapata 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.
Calyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.
Dysidea etheria, commonly known as the ethereal sponge or heavenly sponge, is a species of lobate sponge within the class Demospongiae. This marine sponge is known for its light blue color and can be found in the Caribbean as well as off the coasts of Florida and Georgia. Like all other poriferans, D. etheria is capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction. The use of spicule collection as well as chemical defenses allows D. etheria to protect itself against predators such as the zebra doris and the orange knobby star. D. etheria is also known as a host species of the invasive brittle star Ophiothela mirabilis. Lastly, various molecular biology studies have utilized D. etheria to both study foreign particle transport in sponges and to isolate novel molecules.
Thoosidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida.
Craticulariidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Sceptrulophora.
Euryspongia is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Dysideidae.
Leucetta avocada is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1954 by Laubenfels.
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