Diversity and distribution patterns of Calcareous sponges (subclass Calcinea) from Martinique
Author
Fontana, Tayara
Author
Cóndor-Luján, Báslavi
Author
Azevedo, Fernanda
Author
Pérez, Thierry
Author
Klautau, Michelle
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-17
4410
2
331
369
journal article
30245
10.11646/zootaxa.4410.2.5
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1175-5326
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Leucetta
Haeckel, 1872
Diagnosis.
"
Leucettidae
with a homogeneous organization of the wall and a typical leuconoid aquiferous system. There is neither a clear distinction between the cortex and the choanoskeleton, nor the presence of a distinct layer of subcortical inhalant cavities. The atrium is frequently reduced to a system of exhalant canals that open directly into the osculum or may be a large cavity" (Valderrama
et al
. 2009).
Type species.
Leucetta primigenia
Haeckel, 1872
(by original designation).