Leucetta

Leucetta is a genus of sponges in the family Leucettidae, which was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.^[1][2][3][4] The type species is Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation.^[5][6]

Leucetta
Leucetta chagosensis
Leucetta primigenia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Leucettidae
Genus:	Leucetta Haeckel, 1872 [1]
Synonyms[1]
Dyssycus Haeckel, 1872 Sycothamnus Haeckel, 1869 Teichonella Carter, 1878

In Australia, Leucetta species are found off the coasts of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia.^[5] However, species of this genus are found worldwide.^[7]

Species

Accepted species are:^[1]

• Leucetta antarctica Dendy, 1918
• Leucetta avocada de Laubenfels, 1954
• Leucetta chagosensis Dendy, 1913
• Leucetta conspicua Klautau, Lopes, Tavares, Rizzieri, Sorokin, Fromont, Goudie, Crowther, McCormack, George & Wahab, 2024
• Leucetta delicata Rapp, Göcke, Tendal & Janussen, 2013
• Leucetta floridana (Haeckel, 1872)
• Leucetta foliata Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016
• Leucetta gelatinosa (Jenkin, 1908)
• Leucetta giribeti Riesgo, Cavalcanti, Kenny, Ríos, Cristobo & Lanna, 2018
• Leucetta homoraphis (Poléjaeff, 1883)
• Leucetta imberbis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
• Leucetta insignis Row & Hôzawa, 1931
• Leucetta microraphis Haeckel, 1872
• Leucetta potiguar Lanna, Cavalcanti, Cardoso, Muricy & Klautau, 2009
• Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872
• Leucetta prolifera (Carter, 1878)
• Leucetta purpurea Leocorny, Alencar, Fromont & Klautau, 2016
• Leucetta pyriformis Dendy, 1913
• Leucetta sagittata Haeckel, 1872
• Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862)
• Leucetta sulcata Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
• Leucetta trigona Haeckel, 1872
• Leucetta villosa Wörheide & Hooper, 1999
• Leucetta weddelliana Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011