Leucascus

Leucascus is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucascidae.

Leucascus
Leucascus schleyeri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucascidae
Genus: Leucascus
Dendy, 1893

The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.

Species:

  • Leucascus albus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
  • Leucascus clavatus Dendy, 1892
  • Leucascus digitiformis Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020
  • Leucascus flavus Cavalcanti, Rapp & Klautau, 2013
  • Leucascus leptoraphis (Jenkin, 1908)
  • Leucascus lobatus Rapp, 2004
  • Leucascus neocaledonicus Borojevic & Klautau, 2000
  • Leucascus protogenes Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucascus roseus Lanna, Rossi, Cavalcanti, Hajdu & Klautau, 2007
  • Leucascus schleyeri Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  • Leucascus simplex Dendy, 1892
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