Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038A87EE-991C-2923-81FB-F98C8A41FC44 |
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Genus Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872 View in CoL
TYPE SPECIES. — Leucaltis (Leucaltusa) clathria Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation (Dendy & Row 1913).
DIAGNOSIS. — Leucaltidae with a body composed of large, ramified and anastomosed tubes. Each tube has a distinct strong cortex supported by large triactines and tetractines. The choanosome is organized in elongate, radial chambers, which open to the central atrial cavity. It is supported by apical actines of cortical tetractines and small scattered triactines and tetractines.
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