Phycopsis (sponge)

Phycopsis is a genus of sponges belonging to the family Axinellidae.[1][2] The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Australia.[2]

Phycopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Phycopsis
Carter, 1883
Species

8 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Ketosus de Laubenfels, 1936

Species

This genus contains the following eight species:[1]

  • Phycopsis epakros (Hooper & Lévi, 1993)
  • Phycopsis fruticulosa Carter, 1883
  • Phycopsis fusiformis (Lévi, 1967)
  • Phycopsis hirsuta Carter, 1883
  • Phycopsis papillata (Hooper & Lévi, 1993)
  • Phycopsis pesgalli Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016
  • Phycopsis setosa (Bowerbank, 1873)
  • Phycopsis styloxeata Lage, Carvalho & Menegola, 2013

References

  1. Van Soest RW, Boury-Esnault N, Hooper JN, Rützler K, de Voogd NJ, de Glasby BA, Hajdu E, Pisera AB, Manconi R, Schoenberg C, Janussen D, Tabachnick KR, Klautau M, Picton B, Kelly M, Vacelet J, eds. (2022). "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". World Porifera database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. "Phycopsis Carter, 1883". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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