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Ascaltis
Sign in to saveAscaltis is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderClathrinida
- FamilyLeucascidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Leucascidae
- Collections
- QM, SAMA, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Australia, Pitcairn, United States
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Ascaltis is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.
==Species== According to WORMS, accepted species in the genus are: 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)
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