Leucettusa lancifera is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucaltidae first described by Arthur Dendy in 1924,[1][2] and found in New Zealand waters,[3] (with the type specimen found off the Three Kings).[1]

Leucettusa lancifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucaltidae
Genus: Leucettusa
Species:
L. lancifera
Binomial name
Leucettusa lancifera
Dendy, 1924
Synonyms[1]

Leucetta lancifera (Dendy, 1924)

Description

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Leucettusa lancifera is a white to cream, flask-shaped sponge, which is 2–3 cm in diameter, and up to 8 cm high.[3] The texture of the sponge is brittle and without elasticity.[3] It grows singly or in clusters, on rocky surfaces, ranging up to 50 m in depth.[3] Its surface is smooth and glistening. It is found off both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J (eds.). "Leucettusa lancifera Dendy, 1924". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ Dendy, A. (1924). "Porifera. Part I. Non-Antarctic sponges. Natural History Report". British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910 (Zoology). 6 (3): 269–392, pls I-XV [278]. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Michelle Kelly (2015), Splendid sponges a guide to the sponges of New Zealand (PDF), p. 15, Wikidata Q111159270