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Ascaltis

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

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumPorifera
  3. ClassCalcarea
  4. OrderClathrinida
  5. FamilyLeucascidae
Habitatmarine
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Ascaltis
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Haeckel, 1872
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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 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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