Tube Sponges
Leucosolenia
Leucosolenia is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Leucosoleniidae. Species of this genus usually appear as groups of curved vases, up to 2 cm long, each ending in an osculum. The overall shape is sometimes likened to a tiny bunch of bananas. They are most often observed in tide pools, clustered around the base of seaweeds or on rocks, and occur in a variety of colours, usually rather pale. Its canal system is...
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Leucosolenia eleanor
speciesLeucosolenia eleanor
Clustered Leucosolenia
speciesLeucosolenia botryoides
Calcareous Tube Sponge
speciesLeucosolenia complicata
Leucosolenia variabilis
speciesLeucosolenia variabilis
Leucosolenia rosea
speciesLeucosolenia rosea
Leucosolenia nautilia
speciesLeucosolenia nautilia
Fragile Leucosolenia
speciesLeucosolenia fragilis
Leucosolenia eustephana
speciesLeucosolenia eustephana
Leucosolenia somesii
speciesLeucosolenia somesii
Leucosolenia horrida
speciesLeucosolenia horrida
Leucosolenia arachnoides
speciesLeucosolenia arachnoides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 186845.