Calyx (sponge)
# Calyx (sponge)

Calyx is a genus of sea sponges of the family Phloeodictyidae.

## Species

Species accepted within Calyx:

* 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:

* 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)
