Ascilla

Ascilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Clathrinidae
Genus:	Ascilla; Haeckel, 1872
Species:	A. gracilis
Binomial name
	Ascilla gracilis; Haeckel, 1872
Synonyms
	Ascilla convallaria (Haeckel, 1872); Ernstia gracilis (Haeckel, 1872); Guancha gracilis (Haeckel, 1872); Leucosolenia convallaria (Haeckel, 1872); Leucosolenia gracilis (Haeckel, 1872);

Ascilla is a genus of calcareous sponges in the family Clathrinidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Ascilla gracilis found in northern California.^[1]

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