Biology:Phycopsis (sponge)

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Short description: Genus of sponges

Phycopsis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Phycopsis
Carter, 1883
Species

8 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Ketosus de Laubenfels, 1936

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4119561 entry