Sycon is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Sycettidae. These sponges are small, growing up to 7.5 cm with a length from 2.5 to 7.5 cm, and are tube-shaped and often white to cream in colour. They are known to aquarium hobbyists as "Pineapple" or "Q-Tip" sponges, and are frequent "hitchhikers" accidentally brought in.

Sycon
Sycon raphanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Leucosolenida
Family: Sycettidae
Genus: Sycon
Risso, 1826
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Synonyms
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  • Dunstervillia Bowerbank, 1845
  • Homoderma Lendenfeld, 1885
  • Leuckartea Haeckel, 1872
  • Scypha Gray, 1821
  • Streptoconus Jenkin, 1908
  • Sycarium Haeckel, 1869
  • Sycocystis Haeckel, 1870
  • Sycodendron Haeckel, 1870
  • Sycodendrum Haeckel, 1869
  • Syconella Schmidt, 1868
  • Sycortis Haeckel, 1872
  • Sycum Agassiz, 1846
  • Tenthrenodes Jenkin, 1908

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Sycon:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018.