Ascaltis Haeckel 1872

Ascaltis is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel.^[1]

Species

According to WORMS, accepted species in the genus are:^[1]

• Ascaltis abyssus Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011
• Ascaltis agassizii Haeckel, 1872
• Ascaltis angusta Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015
• 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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