Phycopsis (sponge)

Phycopsis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Axinellida
Family:	Axinellidae
Genus:	Phycopsis ; Carter, 1883
Species
	8 species (see text)
Synonyms
	Ketosusde Laubenfels, 1936

Last updated July 09, 2025

Phycopsis is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Axinellidae.^[1]^[2] The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Australia.^[2]

Species

This genus contains the following eight species:^[1]

Phycopsis epakros (Hooper & Lévi, 1993)
Phycopsis fruticulosa Carter, 1883
Phycopsis fusiformis (Lévi, 1967)
Phycopsis hirsuta Carter, 1883
Phycopsis papillata (Hooper & Lévi, 1993)
Phycopsis pesgalli Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016
Phycopsis setosa (Bowerbank, 1873)
Phycopsis styloxeata Lage, Carvalho & Menegola, 2013

References

1 2 3 Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2022). "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 February 2022.
1 2 "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2022). "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". World Porifera Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[GBIF-2] 1 2 "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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