Leucetta villosa
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| Leucetta villosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucettidae |
| Genus: | Leucetta |
| Species: | L. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucetta villosa | |
Holotype site (south side of Wistari Reef)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000007-QINU`"'
Leucetta villosa is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucettidae, and was first described in 1999 by Gert Wörheide and John Hooper.[2][1] The species epithet, villosa, comes from the Latin, villosus ("hairy"), and was given because of the "hair-like extensions on the sponge surface".[1]
It is found in Queensland coastal waters,[3] where occurs in waters with surface temperatures of 20 to 25 °C.[4]
