''Leiosella'' is a genus of
sponge
Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...
s belonging to the family
Spongiidae
Spongiidae is a Family (biology), family of sea sponges in the Order (biology), order Dictyoceratida.
Genera
*''Coscinoderma'' Carter, 1883
*''Evenor (sponge), Evenor'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
*''Hippospongia'' Schulze, 1879
*' Lendenfeld ...
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The species of this genus are found in America and Australia.
Species:
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Leiosella arbuscula''
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Leiosella caliculata''
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Leiosella elegans''
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Leiosella flabellum''
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Leiosella idea''
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Leiosella idia''
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Leiosella levis''
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Leiosella ramosa''
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Leiosella silicata''
References
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Spongiidae
Sponge genera