World Porifera Database - Species - Leucettusa Haeckel, 1872

Porifera name details

Leucettusa Haeckel, 1872

AphiaID

164719 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164719)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Genus synonymisation)

Accepted name

Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Leucetta corticata Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Leucaltis corticata (Haeckel, 1872) (type by subsequent designation)

Type taxon of

Leucettusinae Laubenfels, 1936

Parent

Leucaltidae Dendy & Row, 1913

Original name

Leucettusa Haeckel, 1872

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Species Leucettusa soyo (Hôzawa, 1933) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Leucettusa corticata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucaltis corticata (Haeckel, 1872) (Genus synonymisation)
Species Leucettusa dictyogaster Row & Hôzawa, 1931 accepted as Rowella dictyogaster (Row & Hôzawa, 1931) (Genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa haeckeliana (Poléjaeff, 1883) accepted as Rowella haeckeliana (Poléjaeff, 1883) (Genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa imperfecta (Poléjaeff, 1883) accepted as Rowella imperfecta (Poléjaeff, 1883) (genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa lancifera Dendy, 1924 accepted as Rowella lancifera (Dendy, 1924) (genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa mariae Brøndsted, 1926 accepted as Rowella mariae (Brøndsted, 1926)
Species Leucettusa nuda (Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009) accepted as Rowella simplicissima (Burton, 1932) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Leucettusa pyriformis Brøndsted, 1926 accepted as Rowella pyriformis (Brøndsted, 1926) (Genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa sambucus (Preiwisch, 1904) accepted as Leucaltis sambucus (Preiwisch, 1904) (Genus synonymisation)
Species Leucettusa simplicissima Burton, 1932 accepted as Rowella simplicissima (Burton, 1932) (Genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa tubulosa Dendy, 1924 accepted as Rowella tubulosa (Dendy, 1924) (Genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa usa de Laubenfels, 1942 accepted as Leuconia usa (de Laubenfels, 1942) (genus transfer)
Species Leucettusa vera (Poléjaeff, 1883) accepted as Rowella vera (Poléjaeff, 1883) (Genus transfer)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer:Berlin. (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Leucettusa Haeckel, 1872. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164719 on 2025-12-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2009-09-04 14:52:15Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2020-12-15 13:26:06Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2023-04-28 16:59:12Z

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Klautau, Michelle

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original description Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer:Berlin. (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002). Order Clathrinida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1141-1152. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708+xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002 [2004]). Order Clathrinida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1141-1152. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors

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