Ascaltis

Ascaltis is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.[1]

Ascaltis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucascidae
Genus: Ascaltis
Haeckel, 1872
Species

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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 angusta Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
  • 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)

References

  1. Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Ascaltis Haeckel, 1872". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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