Leucaltis

Leucaltis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucaltidae
Genus: Leucaltis
Haeckel, 1872
Synonyms

Heteropegma Poléjaeff, 1883

Leucaltis is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Leucaltidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

  • Leucaltis clathria Haeckel, 1872
  • Leucaltis corticata (Haeckel, 1872)
  • Leucaltis latitubulata (Carter, 1886)
  • Leucaltis nodusgordii (Poléjaeff, 1883)
  • Leucaltis sambucus (Preiwisch, 1904)
  • Leucaltis tenuis Hôzawa, 1929