Biology:Leucetta primigenia

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Short description: Species of sponge

Leucetta primigenia
Calcareous Sponge (Leucetta primigenia) (8478940474).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucettidae
Genus: Leucetta
Species:
L. primigenia
Binomial name
Leucetta primigenia
Synonyms[2]

Leucandra primigenia (Haeckel, 1872)
Leucetta isoraphis Haeckel, 1872
Leucetta megaraphis Haeckel, 1872
Leuconia primigenia (Haeckel, 1872)
Lipostomella clausa Haeckel, 1870
Sycothamnus fruticosus Haeckel, 1870

Leucetta primigenia (common names - ferruginous sponge, Rostroter Kalkschwamm)[3] is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.[2][4]

Distribution

The type locality is in the western Mediterranean.[2] In Australia it is found in New South Wales coastal waters,[1] at depths of 3-385 m.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1815275 entry