''Ascandra corallicola'' 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
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species hav ...
in the family
Leucaltidae
Leucaltidae 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 ...
.
[ It is known from the coastal waters in northeast Atlantic at depths between , and on the Reykjanes Ridge as deep as . It occurs solely on dead parts of the corals '']Lophelia pertusa
''Lophelia pertusa'', the only species in the genus ''Lophelia'', is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea and Alboran Sea. Although ''L. pertusa'' reefs are ...
'' and '' Solenosmilia variabilis'', to which its specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
''corallicola'' refers to.
References
corallicola
Fauna of the Atlantic Ocean
Animals described in 2006
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