Leucetta

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Leucetta
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Leucetta chagosensis
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Leucetta primigenia
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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

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]

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

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Accepted species are:[1]

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