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Porifera taxon details

Leucosolenia Bowerbank, 1864

Ellis & Solander's (1786) image of Spongia botryoides
Ellis & Solander's (1786) image of Spongia botryoides

131715  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131715)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Calcarea (Class)
  5. Calcaronea (Subclass)
  6. Leucosolenida (Order)
  7. Leucosoleniidae (Family)
  8. Leucosolenia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (type by original designation)
Ascortis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Asculmis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ascuris Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Clistolynthus Haeckel, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nardopsis Haeckel, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Olynthus Haeckel, 1869 · unaccepted (preoccupied and junior synonym)
Tarrus Haeckel, 1869 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Leucosolenia aboralis Brøndsted, 1931
  2. Species Leucosolenia albatrossi Hôzawa, 1918
  3. Species Leucosolenia arachnoides (Haeckel, 1872)
  4. Species Leucosolenia australis Brøndsted, 1931
  5. Species Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
  6. Species Leucosolenia brondstedi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
  7. Species Leucosolenia cervicornis (Haeckel, 1872)
  8. Species Leucosolenia clarkii (Verrill, 1873)
  9. Species Leucosolenia complicata (Montagu, 1814)
  10. Species Leucosolenia corallorrhiza (Haeckel, 1872)
  11. Species Leucosolenia creepae Lavrov, Ekimova, Schepetov, Koinova & Ereskovsky, 2023
  12. Species Leucosolenia cyathus (Haeckel, 1870)
  13. Species Leucosolenia discoveryi Jenkin, 1908
  14. Species Leucosolenia echinata Kirk, 1894
  15. Species Leucosolenia eleanor Urban, 1906
  16. Species Leucosolenia eustephana Haeckel, 1872
  17. Species Leucosolenia falklandica Breitfuss, 1898
  18. Species Leucosolenia feuerlandica Tanita, 1942
  19. Species Leucosolenia fragilis (Haeckel, 1870)
  20. Species Leucosolenia goethei (Haeckel, 1870)
  21. Species Leucosolenia hispidissima (Haeckel, 1872)
  22. Species Leucosolenia horrida (Schmidt in Haeckel, 1872)
  23. Species Leucosolenia incerta Urban, 1908
  24. Species Leucosolenia kagoshimensis Hôzawa, 1929
  25. Species Leucosolenia lucasi Dendy, 1891
  26. Species Leucosolenia macquariensis Dendy, 1918
  27. Species Leucosolenia microspinata Longo, 2009
  28. Species Leucosolenia minchini Jenkin, 1908
  29. Species Leucosolenia minuta Tanita, 1943
  30. Species Leucosolenia mollis Tanita, 1941
  31. Species Leucosolenia nautilia de Laubenfels, 1930
  32. Species Leucosolenia parthenopea Sarà, 1953
  33. Species Leucosolenia pilosella Brøndsted, 1931
  34. Species Leucosolenia pyriformis Tanita, 1943
  35. Species Leucosolenia qingdaoensis Chu, Gong & Li, 2020
  36. Species Leucosolenia rosea Kirk, 1896
  37. Species Leucosolenia salpinx Van Soest, 2017
  38. Species Leucosolenia serica Tanita, 1942
  39. Species Leucosolenia somesii (Bowerbank, 1874)
  40. Species Leucosolenia tenera Tanita, 1940
  41. Species Leucosolenia variabilis Haeckel, 1870
  42. Species Leucosolenia ventosa Hôzawa, 1940
  43. Species Leucosolenia vesicula (Haeckel, 1870)
  44. Species Leucosolenia amitsbo Hôzawa, 1929 accepted as Bidderia amitsba (Hôzawa, 1929)
  45. Species Leucosolenia apicalis Brøndsted, 1931 accepted as Soleneiscus apicalis (Brøndsted, 1931) (genus transfer)
  46. Species Leucosolenia armata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucosolenia complicata (Montagu, 1814) (junior synonym)
  47. Species Leucosolenia asconoides (Carter, 1886) accepted as Ascute asconoides (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  48. Species Leucosolenia atlantica Thacker, 1908 accepted as Ascandra atlantica (Thacker, 1908) (genus transfer)
  49. Species Leucosolenia bella Dendy & Row, 1913 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  50. Species Leucosolenia blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) accepted as Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) (genus transfer)
  51. Species Leucosolenia canariensis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) accepted as Arturia canariensis (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) (genus transfer)
  52. Species Leucosolenia cancellata Verrill, 1873 accepted as Clathrina cancellata (Verrill, 1873) (genus transfer)
  53. Species Leucosolenia cerebrum (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Borojevia cerebrum (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  54. Species Leucosolenia ceylonensis Dendy, 1905 accepted as Clathrina ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905) (genus transfer)
  55. Species Leucosolenia challengeri Poléjaeff, 1883 accepted as Dendya clathrata (Carter, 1883) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  56. Species Leucosolenia clathrata (Carter, 1883) accepted as Dendya clathrata (Carter, 1883)
  57. Species Leucosolenia clathrus (Schmidt, 1864) accepted as Clathrina clathrus (Schmidt, 1864) (genus transfer)
  58. Species Leucosolenia contorta Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Ascandra contorta (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  59. Species Leucosolenia convallaria (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ernstia gracilis (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ascilla gracilis Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  60. Species Leucosolenia coralloides Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Ascyssa coralloides (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer)
  61. Species Leucosolenia cordata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Clathrina cordata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ernsta cordata (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Neoernsta cordata (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  62. Species Leucosolenia coriacea (Montagu, 1814) accepted as Clathrina coriacea (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
  63. Species Leucosolenia darwini accepted as Arturia darwinii (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Janusya darwinii (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer and corrected spelling of species name)
  64. Species Leucosolenia darwinii Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Janusya darwinii (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer and corrected species name)
  65. Species Leucosolenia densa (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Clathrina densa (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ascandra densa Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer)
  66. Species Leucosolenia depressa Dendy, 1891 accepted as Ascaltis depressa (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  67. Species Leucosolenia dubia Dendy, 1891 accepted as Arturia dubia (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  68. Species Leucosolenia echinoides Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Leucosolenia cyathus (Haeckel, 1870) (junior synonym)
  69. Species Leucosolenia fabricii Schmidt, 1869 accepted as Leucosolenia complicata (Montagu, 1814) (junior synonym)
  70. Species Leucosolenia falcata (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Ascandra falcata Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer)
  71. Species Leucosolenia flexilis (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Clathrina flexilis (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  72. Species Leucosolenia gardineri Dendy, 1913 accepted as Ascaltis gardineri (Dendy, 1913) (genus transfer)
  73. Species Leucosolenia gegenbauri Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Ascandra falcata Haeckel, 1872
  74. Species Leucosolenia gracilis (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ascilla gracilis Haeckel, 1872 (genus transfer)
  75. Species Leucosolenia granti Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (junior synonym)
  76. Species Leucosolenia grisea Dendy & Frederick, 1924 accepted as Ascaltis grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924) (genus transfer)
  77. Species Leucosolenia hermesi (Breitfuss, 1897) accepted as Ascaltis reticulum (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  78. Species Leucosolenia himantia Haeckel, 1869 accepted as Clathrina coriacea (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  79. Species Leucosolenia hispida Brøndsted, 1931 accepted as Soleneiscus hispidus (Brøndsted, 1931) (genus transfer)
  80. Species Leucosolenia intermedia Kirk, 1896 accepted as Dendya clathrata (Carter, 1883) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  81. Species Leucosolenia irregularis Jenkin, 1908 accepted as Soleneiscus irregularis (Jenkin, 1908) (genus transfer)
  82. Species Leucosolenia izuensis Tanita, 1942 accepted as Ascandra izuensis (Tanita, 1942) (genus transfer)
  83. Species Leucosolenia lacunosa (Johnston, 1842) accepted as Clathrina lacunosa (Johnston, 1842) (genus transfer)
  84. Species Leucosolenia lamarcki Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Ascaltis lamarcki (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer)
  85. Species Leucosolenia laxa Kirk, 1896 accepted as Ernsta laxa (Kirk, 1896) accepted as Neoernsta laxa (Kirk, 1896)
  86. Species Leucosolenia lieberkuehni (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (junior synonym)
  87. Species Leucosolenia macleayi (Lendenfeld, 1885) accepted as Clathrina macleayi (Lendenfeld, 1885) (genus transfer)
  88. Species Leucosolenia minorcensis accepted as Ernstia minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886) accepted as Ernsta minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886) accepted as Neoernsta minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886) (misspelling species name)
  89. Species Leucosolenia minoricensis Lackschewitz, 1886 accepted as Ernsta minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886) accepted as Neoernsta minoricensis (Lackschewitz, 1886) (genus transfer)
  90. Species Leucosolenia multiformis Breitfuss, 1898 accepted as Clathrina multiformis (Breitfuss, 1898) (genus transfer)
  91. Species Leucosolenia mutsu Hôzawa, 1928 accepted as Clathrina mutsu (Hôzawa, 1928) (genus transfer)
  92. Species Leucosolenia nanseni Breitfuss, 1896 accepted as Brattegardia nanseni (Breitfuss, 1896) (genus transfer)
  93. Species Leucosolenia panis (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Ascaltis panis (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer)
  94. Species Leucosolenia pelliculata Dendy, 1891 accepted as Ascaltis pelliculata (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  95. Species Leucosolenia pinus (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucosolenia complicata (Montagu, 1814) (junior synonym)
  96. Species Leucosolenia pocillum Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Leucosolenia complicata (Montagu, 1814) (junior synonym)
  97. Species Leucosolenia poterium (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ascaltis poterium (Haeckel, 1872) (Genus change.)
  98. Species Leucosolenia primordialis (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Clathrina primordialis (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer)
  99. Species Leucosolenia protogenes (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Leucascus protogenes (Haeckel, 1872 sensu Dendy, 1891) (Genus change)
  100. Species Leucosolenia proxima Dendy, 1891 accepted as Ascandra loculosa (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Clathrina loculosa (Haeckel, 1870) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  101. Species Leucosolenia psammophila Row & Hôzawa, 1931 accepted as Clathrina procumbens (Lendenfeld, 1885) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  102. Species Leucosolenia pulcherrima Dendy, 1891 accepted as Clathrina pulcherrima (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  103. Species Leucosolenia reticulum (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Ascaltis reticulum (Schmidt, 1862)
  104. Species Leucosolenia sagamiana Hôzawa, 1929 accepted as Ernsta sagamiana (Hôzawa, 1929) accepted as Neoernsta sagamiana (Hôzawa, 1929) (genus transfer)
  105. Species Leucosolenia sagittaria (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Guancha blanca Miklucho-Maclay, 1868 accepted as Clathrina blanca (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  106. Species Leucosolenia sertularia (Haeckel, 1872) accepted as Ascandra sertularia Haeckel, 1872 (reverted genus transfer)
  107. Species Leucosolenia solida Brøndsted, 1931 accepted as Leucosolenia brondstedi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
  108. Species Leucosolenia soyo Hôzawa, 1933 accepted as Leucettusa soyo (Hôzawa, 1933) (genus transfer)
  109. Species Leucosolenia stipitata Dendy, 1891 accepted as Clathrina stipitata (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  110. Species Leucosolenia stolonifer Dendy, 1891 accepted as Soleneiscus stolonifer (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
  111. Species Leucosolenia tenuipilosa Dendy, 1905 accepted as Arturia tenuipilosa (Dendy, 1905) (genus transfer)
  112. Species Leucosolenia thamnoides Haeckel, 1870 accepted as Leucosolenia fragilis (Haeckel, 1870) (junior synonym)
  113. Species Leucosolenia uteoides Dendy, 1893 accepted as Ascute uteoides (Dendy, 1893) (genus transfer)
  114. Species Leucosolenia ventricosa (Carter, 1886) accepted as Ascoleucetta ventricosa (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer)
  115. Species Leucosolenia vitraea Row & Hôzawa, 1931 accepted as Ascaltis vitraea (Row & Hôzawa, 1931) (genus transfer)
  116. Species Leucosolenia wilsoni Dendy, 1891 accepted as Ascaltis wilsoni (Dendy, 1891) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085 [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. Leucosolenia Bowerbank, 1864. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=131715 on 2025-07-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-07-23 07:07:15Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-11-30 14:03:16Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Ascortis Haeckel, 1872) 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

original description (of Asculmis Haeckel, 1872) 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

original description (of Ascuris Haeckel, 1872) 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

original description (of Clistolynthus Haeckel, 1870) 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

original description (of Nardopsis Haeckel, 1870) 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

original description (of Olynthus Haeckel, 1869) 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)
page(s): 1160 [details] Full text PDF

additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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

basis of record (of Ascortis Haeckel, 1872) 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

additional source (of Tarrus Haeckel, 1869) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.). (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of Sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. 2 Volumes. 1706 pp. [2002 printed version ISBN 0-306-47260-0, 2004 eBook electronic version ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5]. , available online at https://www-springer-com.naturalis.idm.oclc.org/gp/book/9780306472602
page(s): 1706 [details] 

additional source (of Olynthus Haeckel, 1869) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.). (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of Sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. 2 Volumes. 1706 pp. [2002 printed version ISBN 0-306-47260-0, 2004 eBook electronic version ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5]. , available online at https://www-springer-com.naturalis.idm.oclc.org/gp/book/9780306472602 [details] 

additional source (of Clistolynthus Haeckel, 1870) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.). (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of Sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. 2 Volumes. 1706 pp. [2002 printed version ISBN 0-306-47260-0, 2004 eBook electronic version ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5]. , available online at https://www-springer-com.naturalis.idm.oclc.org/gp/book/9780306472602
page(s): 1703; note: Misspelled as Clystolynthus. [details] 

additional source (of Clistolynthus Haeckel, 1870) Dendy, A.; Row, R.W.H. (1913). The Classification and Phylogeny of the Calcareous Sponges, with a Reference List of all the described Species, systematically arranged. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3: 704-813.
page(s): 789; note: Misspelled as Clystolynthus. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source (of Asculmis Haeckel, 1872) Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Annotated list of unrecognisable sponge taxa and unavailable names. Pp. 1701-1706. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) <i>Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges </i> (2 Volumes). Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version).
page(s): 1703 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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English branching ball-sponge  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucosolenia) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Olynthus) (from synonym Olynthus Haeckel, 1869)
To Genbank (from synonym Olynthus Haeckel, 1869)
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To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 085956) 
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