''Ascoleucetta'' is a

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of sponges in the family

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, first described in 1924 by

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and Leslie M. Frederick.

Species

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, accepted species in the genus are: *'' Ascoleucetta compressa'' *'' Ascoleucetta ventricosa'' Species previously in this genus are: *''Ascoleucetta amitsba'' accepted as '' Bidderia amitsba'' *''Ascoleucetta sagittata'' accepted as '' Leucetta chagosensis'' *''Ascoleucetta soyo'' accepted as '' Leucettusa soyo''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q61473690 Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel