''Leucascus'' 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
Leucascidae
Leucascidae is a family (biology), family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida.
References
Leucascidae
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
Sponge families
Taxa described in 1892
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The species of this genus are found in
Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* ''
Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* ''
Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, Tavares, Rizzieri, Sorokin, Fromont, Goudie, Crowther, McCormack, George & Wahab, 2024
* ''
Leucascus clavatus'' Dendy, 1893
* ''
Leucascus digitiformis'' Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020
* ''
Leucascus flavus
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* ''
Leucascus leptoraphis
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae
Leucascidae is a family (biology), family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida.
References
Leucascidae
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
Sponge families
Taxa desc ...
'' (Jenkin, 1908)
* ''
Leucascus lobatus
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Rapp, 2004
* ''
Leucascus neocaledonicus
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000
* ''
Leucascus polynesiensis'' Lopes, Pérez & Klautau, 2024
* ''
Leucascus protogenes
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' (Haeckel, 1872 sensu Dendy, 1891)
* ''
Leucascus roseus
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Lanna, Rossi, Cavalcanti, Hajdu & Klautau, 2007
* ''
Leucascus schleyeri
''Leucascus schleyeri'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucascidae, first described by Van Soest & De Voogd in 2018.
References
Leucascidae
Sponges described in 2018
Taxa named by Rob van Soest
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'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
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Leucascus simplex
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Dendy, 1892
* ''
Leucascus tenuispinae
''Leucascus'' is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
* '' Leucascus albus'' Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
* '' Leucascus boomerang'' Klautau, Lopes, T ...
'' Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021
References
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Leucascidae
Sponge genera
Taxa described in 1893