Genus of sponges
Specimen of Calyx imperialis found near Twilight Beach in Cape Reinga, New ZealandCalyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.[1]
Species accepted within Calyx:[1]
- Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913)
- Calyx clavata Burton, 1928
- Calyx imperialis (Dendy, 1924)
- Calyx infundibulum Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Calyx kerguelensis (Hentschel, 1914)
- Calyx magnoculata Van Soest, Meesters & Becking, 2014
- Calyx maya Gómez & Calderón-Gutiérrez, 2020
- Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827)
- Calyx nyaliensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Calyx podatypa (Laubenfels, 1934)
- Calyx shackletoni Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
- Calyx tufa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Species brought into synonymy:[1]
- Calyx nicaensis accepted as Calyx nicaeensis (Risso, 1827) (misspelling of species name)
- Calyx poa de Laubenfels, 1947 accepted as Halichondria poa (de Laubenfels, 1947) (genus transfer)
- Calyx santa (de Laubenfels, 1936) accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Calyx stipitatus Topsent, 1916 accepted as Calyx arcuarius (Topsent, 1913) (junior synonym)