Leucascus

Leucascus
Leucascus schleyeri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucascidae
Genus:
Dendy, 1893

Leucascus is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.[1]

Species:[2]

  • Leucascus albus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
  • Leucascus boomerang Klautau, Lopes, Tavares, Rizzieri, Sorokin, Fromont, Goudie, Crowther, McCormack, George & Wahab, 2024
  • Leucascus clavatus Dendy, 1893
  • Leucascus digitiformis Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020
  • Leucascus flavus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
  • Leucascus leptoraphis (Jenkin, 1908)
  • Leucascus lobatus Rapp, 2004
  • Leucascus neocaledonicus Borojevic & Klautau, 2000
  • Leucascus polynesiensis Lopes, Pérez & Klautau, 2024
  • Leucascus protogenes (Haeckel, 1872 sensu Dendy, 1891)
  • Leucascus roseus Lanna, Rossi, Cavalcanti, Hajdu & Klautau, 2007
  • Leucascus schleyeri Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  • Leucascus simplex Dendy, 1892
  • Leucascus tenuispinae Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021

References

  1. ^ a b "Leucascus Dendy, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leucascus Dendy, 1892". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-01-15.