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Leucetta primigenia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Leucettidae
Genus:	Leucetta
Species:	L. primigenia
Binomial name
Leucetta primigenia Haeckel 1872
Synonyms
Leucandra primigenia (Haeckel, 1872) Leucetta isoraphis Haeckel, 1872 Leucetta megaraphis Haeckel, 1872 Leuconia primigenia (Haeckel, 1872) Lipostomella clausa Haeckel, 1870 Sycothamnus fruticosus Haeckel, 1870

Leucetta primigenia (common names - ferruginous sponge, Rostroter Kalkschwamm) is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.

Distribution

The type locality is in the western Mediterranean. In Australia it is found in New South Wales coastal waters, at depths of 3-385 m.

References

1. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872". AFD. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. ^ Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Leucetta primigenia Haeckel, 1872". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
3. "Leucetta primigenia Haeckel 1872 - Ocean Biogeographic Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919; Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919 (1872), Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie ... (in German), Berlin: G. Reimer, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.11323, LCCN 03003354, OCLC 9596674, Wikidata Q51389573{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Vol. 1 pp. 1-396; Vol. 2 pp. 1-418; Vol. 3, pls 1-30.

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