Leucascus simplex

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 simplex

Name

Leucascus simplex Dendy, 1893: 77

• Syntypes: BMNH 1925.11.1.1729 (Port Phillip Heads; R.N. 229; Dendy collection), BMNH 1925.11.1.1730 (Port Jackson; R.N. 217; Dendy collection), BMNH 1925.11.1.1731 (Port Phillip; R.N. 226; Dendy collection), BMNH 1925.11.1.34 (Port Phillip Heads; R.N. 230; Dendy collection), NMV F42418 (fragment of the specimen BMNH 1925.11.1.1730), and NMV F42419 (fragment of the specimen BMNH 1925.11.1.1731).
• Type locality: “Near Port Phillip Heads (Stations 1 and 5); Watson's Bay, Port Jackson”.

References

Primary references

• Dendy, A. 1893. Synopsis of the Australian Calcarea Heterocoela; with a proposed Classification of the Group and Descriptions of some New Genera and Species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series) 5: 69–116. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 simplex in the World Register of Marine Species