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Leucandra Haeckel, 1872

131704  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131704)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Calcarea (Class)
  5. Calcaronea (Subclass)
  6. Leucosolenida (Order)
  7. Grantiidae (Family)
  8. Leucandra (Genus)
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  1. Species Leucandra abratsbo Hôzawa, 1929
  2. Species Leucandra algoaensis (Bowerbank, 1864)
  3. Species Leucandra amakusana Tanita, 1943
  4. Species Leucandra amorpha (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  5. Species Leucandra ananas (Montagu, 1814)
  6. Species Leucandra anfracta (Urban, 1908)
  7. Species Leucandra anguinea (Ridley, 1884)
  8. Species Leucandra anoducta Pereira, Azevedo, Hajdu, Cavalcanti & Klautau, 2025
  9. Species Leucandra apicalis Urban, 1906
  10. Species Leucandra armata (Urban, 1908)
  11. Species Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862)
  12. Species Leucandra astricta Tanita, 1942
  13. Species Leucandra australiensis (Carter, 1886)
  14. Species Leucandra balearica (Lackschewitz, 1886)
  15. Species Leucandra barbata (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
  16. Species Leucandra bathybia (Haeckel, 1869)
  17. Species Leucandra belemnifera Tsurnamal, 1975
  18. Species Leucandra bleekii (Haeckel, 1872)
  19. Species Leucandra bolivari Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916
  20. Species Leucandra brumalis Jenkin, 1908
  21. Species Leucandra bulbosa Hanitsch, 1895
  22. Species Leucandra caminus Haeckel, 1872
  23. Species Leucandra capillata (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  24. Species Leucandra caribea Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018
  25. Species Leucandra cavernicola Lopes, Pérez & Klautau, 2024
  26. Species Leucandra cerebrum Hôzawa & Tanita, 1941
  27. Species Leucandra cirrhosa (Urban, 1908)
  28. Species Leucandra claviformis Schuffner, 1877
  29. Species Leucandra coimbrae (Breitfuss, 1898)
  30. Species Leucandra comata Brøndsted, 1931
  31. Species Leucandra compacta (Carter, 1886)
  32. Species Leucandra conica Lendenfeld, 1885
  33. Species Leucandra consolida Tanita, 1943
  34. Species Leucandra crambessa Haeckel, 1872
  35. Species Leucandra crassior (Ridley, 1881)
  36. Species Leucandra crosslandi Thacker, 1908
  37. Species Leucandra crustacea (Haeckel, 1872)
  38. Species Leucandra cumberlandensis Lambe, 1900
  39. Species Leucandra curva (Schuffner, 1877)
  40. Species Leucandra cylindrica Fristedt, 1887
  41. Species Leucandra donnani Dendy, 1905
  42. Species Leucandra dwarkaensis Dendy, 1916
  43. Species Leucandra echinata Schuffner, 1877
  44. Species Leucandra egedii (Schmidt, 1870)
  45. Species Leucandra elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888)
  46. Species Leucandra erinacea Lendenfeld, 1888
  47. Species Leucandra falakra Klautau, Imesek, Azevedo, Plese, Nikolic & Cetkovic, 2016
  48. Species Leucandra falcigera Schuffner, 1877
  49. Species Leucandra fistulosa (Johnston, 1842)
  50. Species Leucandra foliata Hôzawa, 1918
  51. Species Leucandra fragilis Hôzawa, 1940
  52. Species Leucandra frigida Jenkin, 1908
  53. Species Leucandra gausapata Brøndsted, 1931
  54. Species Leucandra gaussii (Brøndsted, 1931)
  55. Species Leucandra glabra Hôzawa, 1940
  56. Species Leucandra globosa Tanita, 1943
  57. Species Leucandra haurakii Brøndsted, 1926
  58. Species Leucandra heathi Urban, 1906
  59. Species Leucandra helena (Lendenfeld, 1885)
  60. Species Leucandra henrycarteri Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
  61. Species Leucandra hentschelii Brøndsted, 1931
  62. Species Leucandra hispida (Carter, 1886)
  63. Species Leucandra hozawai Tanita, 1942
  64. Species Leucandra impigra Tanita, 1942
  65. Species Leucandra intermedia (Haeckel, 1872)
  66. Species Leucandra irregularis (Burton, 1930)
  67. Species Leucandra kagoshimensis Hôzawa, 1929
  68. Species Leucandra kaiana (de Laubenfels, 1951)
  69. Species Leucandra kerguelensis (Urban, 1908)
  70. Species Leucandra kurilensis Hôzawa, 1918
  71. Species Leucandra laptevi Koltun, 1952
  72. Species Leucandra levis (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  73. Species Leucandra lobata (Carter, 1886)
  74. Species Leucandra loricata (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  75. Species Leucandra losangelensis (de Laubenfels, 1930)
  76. Species Leucandra magna Tanita, 1942
  77. Species Leucandra masatierrae (Breitfuss, 1898)
  78. Species Leucandra mawsoni Dendy, 1918
  79. Species Leucandra meandrina Lendenfeld, 1885
  80. Species Leucandra mediocancellata Hôzawa, 1940
  81. Species Leucandra minima Row & Hôzawa, 1931
  82. Species Leucandra minor (Urban, 1908)
  83. Species Leucandra mitsukurii Hôzawa, 1929
  84. Species Leucandra mozambiquensis Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  85. Species Leucandra multifida (Carter, 1886)
  86. Species Leucandra multiformis (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  87. Species Leucandra multituba Hôzawa, 1929
  88. Species Leucandra nakamurai Tanita, 1942
  89. Species Leucandra nausicaae (Schuffner, 1877)
  90. Species Leucandra nicolae Wörheide & Hooper, 2003
  91. Species Leucandra odawarensis Hôzawa, 1929
  92. Species Leucandra okinoseana Hôzawa, 1929
  93. Species Leucandra onigaseana Hôzawa, 1929
  94. Species Leucandra ornata Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021
  95. Species Leucandra pacifica Hôzawa, 1929
  96. Species Leucandra palaoensis Tanita, 1943
  97. Species Leucandra pandora (Haeckel, 1872)
  98. Species Leucandra paucispina Hôzawa, 1929
  99. Species Leucandra penicillata (Schmidt, 1869)
  100. Species Leucandra phillipensis Dendy, 1893
  101. Species Leucandra pilula Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  102. Species Leucandra platei (Breitfuss, 1898)
  103. Species Leucandra poculiformis Hôzawa, 1918
  104. Species Leucandra polejaevi (Breitfuss, 1896)
  105. Species Leucandra prava (Breitfuss, 1898)
  106. Species Leucandra pulvinar (Haeckel, 1870)
  107. Species Leucandra pumila (Bowerbank, 1866)
  108. Species Leucandra pyriformis (Lambe, 1893)
  109. Species Leucandra ramosa (Burton, 1934)
  110. Species Leucandra regina Brøndsted, 1926
  111. Species Leucandra regularis Brøndsted, 1926
  112. Species Leucandra reniformis Tanita, 1942
  113. Species Leucandra rigida Hôzawa, 1940
  114. Species Leucandra riojai Ferrer Hernández, 1918
  115. Species Leucandra rodriguezi (Lackschewitz, 1886)
  116. Species Leucandra rudifera (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  117. Species Leucandra sagamiana Hôzawa, 1929
  118. Species Leucandra secutor Brøndsted, 1926
  119. Species Leucandra serrata Azevedo & Klautau, 2007
  120. Species Leucandra sola Tanita, 1942
  121. Species Leucandra solida Hôzawa, 1929
  122. Species Leucandra sphaeracella Wörheide & Hooper, 2003
  123. Species Leucandra spinifera Klautau, Imesek, Azevedo, Plese, Nikolic & Cetkovic, 2016
  124. Species Leucandra spinosa Hôzawa, 1940
  125. Species Leucandra spissa (Urban, 1909)
  126. Species Leucandra splendens Hôzawa, 1918
  127. Species Leucandra sulcata Ferrer Hernández, 1918
  128. Species Leucandra tahuatae Klautau, Lopes, Guarabyra, Folcher, Ekins & Debitus, 2020
  129. Species Leucandra taylori Lambe, 1900
  130. Species Leucandra tomentosa Tanita, 1940
  131. Species Leucandra topsenti Breitfuss, 1929
  132. Species Leucandra tuba Hôzawa, 1918
  133. Species Leucandra tuberculata Hôzawa, 1929
  134. Species Leucandra typica (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  135. Species Leucandra uschuariensis Tanita, 1942
  136. Species Leucandra vaginata Lendenfeld, 1885
  137. Species Leucandra valida Lambe, 1900
  138. Species Leucandra verdensis Thacker, 1908
  139. Species Leucandra vermiformis Tanita, 1941
  140. Species Leucandra vesicularis Brøndsted, 1926
  141. Species Leucandra villosa Lendenfeld, 1885
  142. Species Leucandra vitrea (Urban, 1908)
  143. Species Leucandra wilsoni Van Soest, 2024
  144. Species Leucandra yuriagensis Hôzawa, 1933
  145. Species Leucandra gossei (Bowerbank, 1862) represented as Leucandra gossei gossei (Bowerbank, 1862) (subspecies assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details] OpenAccess publication
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Leucandra Haeckel, 1872. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131704 on 2026-04-19
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Leucandra Haeckel, 1872. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131704 on 2026-04-19
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2011-02-07 16:04:27Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-03-01 15:11:42Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2020-12-15 13:26:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002). Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1157-1184. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_120 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002 [2004]). Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1157-11884. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708+xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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