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Leuconia Grant, 1833

131706  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131706)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Calcarea (Class)
  5. Calcaronea (Subclass)
  6. Baeriida (Order)
  7. Baeriidae (Family)
  8. Leuconia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Spongia nivea Grant, 1826 accepted as Leuconia nivea (Grant, 1826) (type by subsequent designation)
Baeria Miklucho-Maclay, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Leuconia alaskensis de Laubenfels, 1953
  2. Species Leuconia dohrni (Sarà, 1960)
  3. Species Leuconia dura (Hôzawa, 1929)
  4. Species Leuconia gladiator (Dendy, 1893)
  5. Species Leuconia johnstonii Carter, 1871
  6. Species Leuconia joubini (Topsent, 1907)
  7. Species Leuconia nivea (Grant, 1826)
  8. Species Leuconia ochotensis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870)
  9. Species Leuconia pilosa Sanamyan, Sanamyan, Kukhlevskiy & Shilov, 2023
  10. Species Leuconia usa (de Laubenfels, 1942)
  11. Species Leuconia ananas (Montagu, 1814) accepted as Leucandra ananas (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
  12. Species Leuconia anfracta Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra anfracta (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  13. Species Leuconia armata Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra armata (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  14. Species Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer)
  15. Species Leuconia astricta (Tanita, 1942) accepted as Leucandra astricta Tanita, 1942 (genus transfer)
  16. Species Leuconia australiensis Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra australiensis (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  17. Species Leuconia balearica Lackschewitz, 1886 accepted as Leucandra balearica (Lackschewitz, 1886)
  18. Species Leuconia barbata (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Leucandra barbata (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
  19. Species Leuconia bathybia (Haeckel, 1869) accepted as Leucandra bathybia (Haeckel, 1869) (genus transfer)
  20. Species Leuconia bolivari (Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916) accepted as Leucandra bolivari Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 (genus transfer)
  21. Species Leuconia bulbosa (Hanitsch, 1895) accepted as Leucandra bulbosa Hanitsch, 1895 (reverted genus transfer)
  22. Species Leuconia caespitosa (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Aphroceras caespitosa (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  23. Species Leuconia caminus (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucandra caminus Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer)
  24. Species Leuconia capillata Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra capillata (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  25. Species Leuconia cirrhosa Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra cirrhosa (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  26. Species Leuconia coimbrae Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Leucandra coimbrae (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  27. Species Leuconia compacta Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra compacta (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  28. Species Leuconia compressa (Fabricius, 1780) accepted as Grantia compressa (Fabricius, 1780) (genus transfer)
  29. Species Leuconia crambessa (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucandra crambessa Haeckel, 1872
  30. Species Leuconia crosslandi (Thacker, 1908) accepted as Leucandra crosslandi Thacker, 1908 (reverted genus transfer)
  31. Species Leuconia crucifera Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Megapogon crucifer (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  32. Species Leuconia crustacea (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucandra crustacea (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  33. Species Leuconia cylindrica (Fristedt, 1887) accepted as Leucandra cylindrica Fristedt, 1887 (reverted genus transfer)
  34. Species Leuconia dentata Sarà, 1951 accepted as Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  35. Species Leuconia echinata (Schuffner, 1877) accepted as Leucandra echinata Schuffner, 1877 (reverted genus transfer)
  36. Species Leuconia echinata Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra henrycarteri Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (genus transfer and preoccupied)
  37. Species Leuconia elongata (Schuffner, 1877) accepted as Aphroceras elongata (Schuffner, 1877) (genus transfer)
  38. Species Leuconia erinaceus Carter, 1886 accepted as Grantessa erinaceus (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  39. Species Leuconia fernandensis Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Leucandrilla fernandensis (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  40. Species Leuconia fistulosa (Johnston, 1842) accepted as Leucandra fistulosa (Johnston, 1842) (genus transfer)
  41. Species Leuconia fruticosa (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  42. Species Leuconia gaussii (Brøndsted, 1931) accepted as Leucandra gaussii (Brøndsted, 1931) (genus transfer)
  43. Species Leuconia gemmipara (Thacker, 1908) accepted as Leucandra crosslandi Thacker, 1908 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  44. Species Leuconia globosa Sarà, 1951 accepted as Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  45. Species Leuconia glomerosa Bowerbank, 1873 accepted as Heteropia glomerosa (Bowerbank, 1873) (genus transfer)
  46. Species Leuconia goliath Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra multiformis (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer and status change)
  47. Species Leuconia gossei (Bowerbank, 1862) accepted as Leucandra gossei (Bowerbank, 1862) represented as Leucandra gossei gossei (Bowerbank, 1862) (genus transfer)
  48. Species Leuconia heathi (Urban, 1906) accepted as Leucandra heathi Urban, 1906 (reverted genus transfer)
  49. Species Leuconia hentschelii (Brøndsted, 1931) accepted as Leucandra hentschelii Brøndsted, 1931 (genus transfer)
  50. Species Leuconia hispida Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra hispida (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  51. Species Leuconia kaiana de Laubenfels, 1951 accepted as Leucandra kaiana (de Laubenfels, 1951) (Genus change.)
  52. Species Leuconia kerguelensis Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra kerguelensis (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  53. Species Leuconia lendenfeldi Breitfuss, 1897 accepted as Leucandra elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  54. Species Leuconia levis Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra levis (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  55. Species Leuconia lobata Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra lobata (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  56. Species Leuconia loricata Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra loricata (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  57. Species Leuconia losangelensis de Laubenfels, 1930 accepted as Leucandra losangelensis (de Laubenfels, 1930) (genus transfer)
  58. Species Leuconia lunulata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Sycon lunulatum (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  59. Species Leuconia masatierrae Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Leucandra masatierrae (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  60. Species Leuconia messinensis Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  61. Species Leuconia minor Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra minor (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  62. Species Leuconia multifida Carter, 1886 accepted as Leucandra multifida (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  63. Species Leuconia multiformis Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra multiformis (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  64. Species Leuconia nausicaae (Schuffner, 1877) accepted as Leucandra nausicaae (Schuffner, 1877) (reverted genus transfer)
  65. Species Leuconia nicaeensis Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  66. Species Leuconia ovata Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandrilla ovata (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  67. Species Leuconia platei Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Leucandra platei (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  68. Species Leuconia polejaevi (Breitfuss, 1896) accepted as Leucandra polejaevi (Breitfuss, 1896) (genus transfer)
  69. Species Leuconia prava Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Leucandra prava (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  70. Species Leuconia primigenia (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872 (reverted genus transfer)
  71. Species Leuconia pumila Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Leucandra pumila (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  72. Species Leuconia pyriformis Lambe, 1893 accepted as Leucandra pyriformis (Lambe, 1893) (genus transfer)
  73. Species Leuconia ramosa Burton, 1934 accepted as Leucandra ramosa (Burton, 1934) (genus transfer)
  74. Species Leuconia rodriguezii Lackschewitz, 1886 accepted as Leucandra rodriguezi (Lackschewitz, 1886) (genus transfer)
  75. Species Leuconia rudifera Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra rudifera (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  76. Species Leuconia saccharata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Paraleucilla saccharata (Haeckel, 1872)
  77. Species Leuconia sacculata Carter, 1890 accepted as Leucilla sacculata (Carter, 1890)
  78. Species Leuconia sagittata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucetta sagittata Haeckel, 1872 (reverted genus transfer)
  79. Species Leuconia solida (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucetta solida (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer)
  80. Species Leuconia somesii Bowerbank, 1874 accepted as Leucosolenia somesii (Bowerbank, 1874) (genus transfer)
  81. Species Leuconia spissa Urban, 1909 accepted as Leucandra spissa (Urban, 1909) (genus transfer)
  82. Species Leuconia stilifera Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Leucopsila stilifera (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
  83. Species Leuconia typica Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Leucandra typica (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
  84. Species Leuconia verdensis (Thacker, 1908) accepted as Leucandra verdensis Thacker, 1908 (genus transfer)
  85. Species Leuconia vitrea Urban, 1908 accepted as Leucandra vitrea (Urban, 1908) (genus transfer)
  86. Species Leuconia wasinensis (Jenkin, 1908) accepted as Leucandrilla wasinensis (Jenkin, 1908) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Grant, R.E. (1833). On the classification of organs of animals and the organs of support in animalcules and poripherous animals. pp. 193–200 <i>in</i>: University of London, Lectures on comparative anatomy and animal physiology. The Lancet 1833–4 (1) [5 Oct. 1833]: 193-200. [details] OpenAccess publication
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Leuconia Grant, 1833. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=131706 on 2025-03-21
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-08-01 08:43:30Z
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Claus, Simon
2009-09-16 11:15:52Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-09-19 17:44:24Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-02-23 20:43:44Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2020-12-15 13:26:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description Grant, R.E. (1833). On the classification of organs of animals and the organs of support in animalcules and poripherous animals. pp. 193–200 <i>in</i>: University of London, Lectures on comparative anatomy and animal physiology. The Lancet 1833–4 (1) [5 Oct. 1833]: 193-200. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Baeria Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) Miklucho-Maclay, N. N. (1870). Uber einige Schwämme des nördlichen Stillen Oceans und des Eismeeres, welche im Zoologischen Museum der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in St. Petersburg aufgestellt sind. Ein Beitrag zur Morphologie und Verbreitung der Spongien. <em>Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg.</em> 15 (3): 1-24.
page(s): 16-17 [details] OpenAccess publication

taxonomy source Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV.
page(s): 1094 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002). Order Baerida Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000. Pp. 1193-1200. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS) [details] Full text PDF

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002 [2004]). Order Baerida Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000. Pp. 1193-1199. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708+xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record (of Baeria Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002). Order Baerida Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000. Pp. 1193-1200. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS) [details] Full text PDF

basis of record (of Baeria Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002 [2004]). Order Baerida Borojevic, Boury-Esnault & Vacelet, 2000. Pp. 1193-1199. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708+xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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