''Leucilla'' is a genus of

calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Amphoriscidae Amphoriscidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Leucosolenida Leucosolenida is an order of sponges in the class Calcarea and the subclass Calcaronea. Species in Leucosolenida are calcareous, with a skeleton composed exclusively ...

. Species: * '' Leucilla agitata'' Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021 * '' Leucilla amphora'' Haeckel, 1872 * '' Leucilla antillana'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Leucilla capsula'' (Haeckel, 1870) * '' Leucilla echina'' (Haeckel, 1872) * '' Leucilla endoumensis'' Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1986 * '' Leucilla hirsuta'' Tanita, 1942 * '' Leucilla mancoraensis'' Cóndor-Luján, Azevedo, Hajdu, Hooker, Willenz & Klautau, 2019 * '' Leucilla micropilosa'' Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018 * '' Leucilla minuta'' Tanita, 1941 * ''

Leucilla nuttingi ''Leucilla nuttingi'' is a species of calcareous sponge The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. Wh ...

'' (Urban, 1902) * '' Leucilla oblata'' Row & Hôzawa, 1931 * '' Leucilla sacculata'' (Carter, 1890) * '' Leucilla schauinslandi'' (Preiwisch, 1904) * '' Leucilla uter'' Poléjaeff, 1883

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10559947 Leucosolenida Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel Sponge genera Taxa described in 1872