''Ascaltis grisea'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sea sponge
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...
in the family
Leucascidae
Leucascidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida
The Clathrinida are an order of calcareous sponges found in marine environments. These sponges have an asconoid structure and lack a true dermal membrane or cortex. The s ...
,
first described as ''Leucosolenia grisea'' by
Arthur Dendy
Arthur Dendy (20 January 1865, in Manchester – 24 March 1925, in London) was an English zoologist known for his work on marine sponges and the terrestrial invertebrates of Victoria, Australia, notably including the "living fossil" '' Peripatus'' ...
in 1891.
It is known only from its type locality on the
Houtman Albrolhos archipeligo in Western Australia.
It is a marine sessile filter-feeder.
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References
Clathrinida
Animals described in 1924
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
Sponges of Australia
Sponges described in 1924
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