''Calyx'' is a genus of
sea sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...
s of the
family
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Phloeodictyidae
The Phloeodictyidae are a family of sponges containing the following genera:
* ''Calyx
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", ma ...
.
Species
Species accepted within ''Calyx'':
* ''
Calyx arcuarius''
(Topsent, 1913)
* ''
Calyx clavata
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
Burton, 1928
* ''
Calyx imperialis
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
(Dendy, 1924)
* ''
Calyx infundibulum
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Calyx kerguelensis''
(Hentschel, 1914)
* ''
Calyx magnoculata
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
* ''
Calyx maya
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020
* ''
Calyx nicaeensis
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
(Risso, 1827)
* ''
Calyx nyaliensis
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
* ''
Calyx podatypa
''Calyx podatypa'' is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Phloeodictyidae. It is native to the Caribbean. The species was first described in 1934 by American spongiologist Max Walker de Laubenfels. It is commonly found in shallow r ...
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(Laubenfels, 1934)
* ''
Calyx shackletoni
''Calyx shackletoni'' is a species of sea sponge first found on the coast of South Georgia island, in the south-western Southern Ocean.
References
External linksWORMS
Haplosclerida
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Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
* ''
Calyx tufa
Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to:
Biology
* Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...
''
(Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Calyx nicaensis'' accepted as ''Calyx nicaeensis''
(Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name)
* ''Calyx poa''
de Laubenfels, 1947 accepted as ''
Halichondria poa
''Halichondria'' is a genus of sea sponges belonging to the family Halichondriidae.
These are massive, amorphous sponges with clearly separated inner and outer skeletons consisting of bundles of spicules arranged in a seemingly random pattern.
T ...
''
(de Laubenfels, 1947) (genus transfer)
* ''Calyx santa''
(de Laubenfels, 1936) accepted as ''
Neopetrosia carbonaria
''Neopetrosia'' is a genus of marine petrosiid sponges. It was first established by the American spongiologist Max Walker de Laubenfels in 1932. It contains these 27 species:
*'' Neopetrosia carbonaria'' (Lamarck, 1814)
*'' Neopetrosia chalini ...
''
(Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
* ''Calyx stipitatus''
Topsent, 1916 accepted as ''Calyx arcuarius''
(Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)
References
Animals described in 1885
Haplosclerida
Sponge genera
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