Leucetta chagosensis is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1913 by Arthur Dendy.[2][3] The species epithet, chagosensis, comes from the Latin with the ending -ensis indicating that the species comes from the Chagos Archipelago[3] in the Indian Ocean. The taxonomic decision for synonymy is based on Maurice Burton (1963).[1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucettidae |
| Genus: | Leucetta |
| Species: | L. chagosensis
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| Leucetta chagosensis | |
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Leucetta infrequens Row & Hôzawa, 1931 | |
Distribution
editIt is found in Queensland and Western Australian coastal waters,[1] in coastal waters of the Indian and the western Pacific Ocean, where the water temperature ranges from 20 to 30 C, the depth from 0–50 m, and salinities from 30 to 35 PSU.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Australian Faunal Directory: Leucetta chagosensis Dendy, 1913". AFD. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ 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 chagosensis Dendy, 1913". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b Dendy, A. (1913). "Report on the calcareous sponges collected by H.M.S. Sealark in the Indian Ocean in Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Vol. 5". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2nd Series. Zoology. 16: 1-29 pls 1-5 [10].
- ^ Burton, M. (1963). A Revision of the Classification of the Calcareous Sponges. London: British Museum. pp. 1-693 figs 1-375. [241].
- ^ "Leucetta chagosensis Dendy, 1913 - Ocean Biogeographic Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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