''Ascaltis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of sponges 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 in 1872 by
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; 16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, eugenicist, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biologist and artist. He discovered, described and named thousands of new sp ...
.
Species
According to
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, accepted species in the genus are:
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*'' Ascaltis abyssus'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011
*'' Ascaltis agassizii'' Haeckel, 1872
*'' Ascaltis angusta'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
*'']Ascaltis cavata
''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' ...
'' (Carter, 1886)
*''Ascaltis depressa
''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' ...
'' (Dendy, 1891)
*''Ascaltis gardineri
''Ascaltis gardineri'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family '' Leucascidae'' from India and the Seychelles. The species is named after the British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner
John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946) was a British zoo ...
'' (Dendy, 1913)
*''Ascaltis grisea
''Ascaltis grisea'' is a species of sea sponge in the family Leucascidae, 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 ...
'' (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
*''Ascaltis lamarcki
''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, 1870)
*''Ascaltis panis
''Ascaltis panis'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucascidae found in the Caribbean sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, L ...
'' (Haeckel, 1870)
*''Ascaltis pelliculata
Ascaltis pelliculata is a species of sea sponge in the family Leucascidae, first described as ''Leucoselenia pelliculata'' by Arthur Dendy
Arthur Dendy (20 January 1865, in Manchester – 24 March 1925, in London) was an English zoologist kn ...
'' (Dendy, 1891)
*''Ascaltis poterium
''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 reticulum
''Ascaltis reticulum'' is a species 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 pore ...
'' (Schmidt, 1862)
*''Ascaltis vitraea
''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' ...
'' (Row & Hôzawa, 1931)
*'' Ascaltis wilsoni'' (Dendy, 1891)
References
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Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel