Ascaltis
Genus of sponges
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Ascaltis is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Clathrinida |
| Family: | Leucascidae |
| Genus: | Ascaltis Haeckel, 1872 |
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Species
According to WORMS, accepted species in the genus are:[1]
- Ascaltis abyssus Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011
- Ascaltis agassizii Haeckel, 1872
- Ascaltis cavata (Carter, 1886)
- Ascaltis depressa (Dendy, 1891)
- Ascaltis gardineri (Dendy, 1913)
- Ascaltis grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
- Ascaltis lamarcki (Haeckel, 1870)
- Ascaltis panis (Haeckel, 1870)
- Ascaltis pelliculata (Dendy, 1891)
- Ascaltis poterium (Haeckel, 1872)
- Ascaltis reticulum (Schmidt, 1862)
- Ascaltis vitraea (Row & Hôzawa, 1931)
- Ascaltis wilsoni (Dendy, 1891)