Leucascus leptoraphis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Clathrinida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Calcarea Subclassis: Calcinea Ordo: Clathrinida

Familia: Leucascidae
Genus: Leucascus
Species: Leucascus leptoraphis

Name

Leucascus leptoraphis (Jenkin, 1908)

• Syntypes (2): BMNH 1907.8.6.65 and 1907.8.6.66-67, collected by National Antarctic Expedition (HMS Discovery) between 1901–1904.
• Type locality: “Winter Quarters”, Hut Point, McMurdo Station, Antarctic.

Combinations

• Leucandra primigenia var. leptoraphis Jenkin, 1908: 14 [original combination]
• Leucetta leptoraphis — Burton, 1929: 404 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Leucascus leptoraphis — Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013: 283 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Jenkin, C.F. 1908. Porifera. III.–Calcarea. pp. 1–50, pls. XXVII–XXXVIII In National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. Natural History. Volume IV. Zoology. Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum: London. BHL Reference page. 
• Cavalcanti, F.F., Rapp, H.T. & Klautau, M. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Leucascus Dendy, 1892 (Porifera: Calcarea) with revalidation of Ascoleucetta Dendy & Frederick, 1924 and description of three new species. Zootaxa 3619(3): 275–314. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Leucascus leptoraphis in the World Register of Marine Species