Leucettusa lancifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Leucaltidae |
Genus: | Leucettusa |
Species: | L. lancifera
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Binomial name | |
Leucettusa lancifera
Dendy, 1924
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Synonyms [1] | |
Leucetta lancifera (Dendy, 1924) |
Leucettusa lancifera is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucaltidae first described by Arthur Dendy in 1924, [1] [2] and found in New Zealand waters, [3] (with the type specimen found off the Three Kings). [1]
Leucettusa lancifera is a white to cream, flask-shaped sponge, which is 2–3 cm in diameter, and up to 8 cm high. [3] The texture of the sponge is brittle and without elasticity. [3] It grows singly or in clusters, on rocky surfaces, ranging up to 50 m in depth. [3] Its surface is smooth and glistening. It is found off both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. [3]
Leucettusa lancifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Clathrinida |
Family: | Leucaltidae |
Genus: | Leucettusa |
Species: | L. lancifera
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Binomial name | |
Leucettusa lancifera
Dendy, 1924
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Synonyms [1] | |
Leucetta lancifera (Dendy, 1924) |
Leucettusa lancifera is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucaltidae first described by Arthur Dendy in 1924, [1] [2] and found in New Zealand waters, [3] (with the type specimen found off the Three Kings). [1]
Leucettusa lancifera is a white to cream, flask-shaped sponge, which is 2–3 cm in diameter, and up to 8 cm high. [3] The texture of the sponge is brittle and without elasticity. [3] It grows singly or in clusters, on rocky surfaces, ranging up to 50 m in depth. [3] Its surface is smooth and glistening. It is found off both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. [3]