Calyx (sponge)

Calyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Phloeodictyidae
Genus:
Vosmaer, 1885
Synonyms
  • Calyxabra De Laubenfels, 1949 (junior synonym)
  • Lieberkuhnia Balsamo-Crivelli, 1863 (junior synonym)
  • Vagocia Laubenfels, 1936 (junior synonym)
Specimen of Calyx imperialis found near Twilight Beach in Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Specimen of Calyx imperialis found near Twilight Beach in Cape Reinga, New Zealand

Calyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.[1]

Species

Species accepted within Calyx:[1]

  • Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913)
  • Calyx clavata Burton, 1928
  • Calyx imperialis (Dendy, 1924)
  • Calyx infundibulum Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  • Calyx kerguelensis (Hentschel, 1914)
  • Calyx magnoculata Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
  • Calyx maya Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020
  • Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827)
  • Calyx nyaliensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  • Calyx podatypa (Laubenfels, 1934)
  • Calyx shackletoni Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
  • Calyx tufa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)

Species brought into synonymy:[1]

  • Calyx nicaensis accepted as Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name)
  • Calyx poa de Laubenfels, 1947 accepted as Halichondria poa (de Laubenfels, 1947) (genus transfer)
  • Calyx santa (de Laubenfels, 1936) accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  • Calyx stipitatus Topsent, 1916 accepted as Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Calyx". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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