Ascandra

Ascandra is a genus of calcareous sponges of the family Dendyidae and are found in oceans around the world.

==Species== As of 2023, 18 valid species of Ascandra are recognized: Ascandra alba Fonseca, Cóndor‑Luján & Cavalcanti, 2023 Ascandra ascandroides (Borojevic, 1971) Ascandra atlantica (Thacker, 1908) Ascandra biscayae (Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987) Ascandra brandtae (Rapp, Göcke, Tendal & Janussen, 2013) Ascandra chrysops (Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015) Ascandra contorta (Bowerbank, 1866) Ascandra corallicola (Rapp, 2006) Ascandra crewsi Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 Ascandra densa Haeckel, 1872 Ascandra falcata Haeckel, 1872 Ascandra izuensis (Tanita, 1942) Ascandra kakaban Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 Ascandra mascarenica Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021 Ascandra minchini Borojevic, 1966 Ascandra oceanusvitae Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021 Ascandra sertularia Haeckel, 1872 Ascandra spalatensis Klautau, Imesek, Azevedo, Plese, Nikolic & Cetkovic, 2016