''Ascaltis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sponges in the family

Leucascidae Leucascidae 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 ...

, first described in 1872 by

Ernst Haeckel Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (; 16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German zoologist, naturalist, eugenicist, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biologist and artist. He discovered, described and named thousands of new s ...

Species

According to

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, accepted species in the genus are: *''

Ascaltis abyssus ''Ascaltis'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. Species According to World Register of Marine Species, WORMS, accepted species in the genus are: *''Ascaltis abyssus'' Rapp, Janussen & Tend ...

'' Rapp, Janussen & Tendal, 2011 *''

Ascaltis agassizii ''Ascaltis'' is a genus of sponges in the family Leucascidae, first described in 1872 by Ernst Haeckel. Species According to World Register of Marine Species, WORMS, accepted species in the genus are: *''Ascaltis abyssus'' Rapp, Janussen & Tend ...

'' Haeckel, 1872 *''

Ascaltis angusta ''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'' H ...

'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015 *''

Ascaltis cavata ''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' ...

'' (Carter, 1886) *''

Ascaltis depressa ''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' ...

'' (Dendy, 1891) *''

Ascaltis gardineri ''Ascaltis gardineri'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family '' Leucascidae'' from India and the Seychelles. The species is named after the British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946) was a British zoo ...

'' (Dendy, 1913) *''

Ascaltis grisea ''Ascaltis grisea'' is a species of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of po ...

'' (Dendy & Frederick, 1924) *''

Ascaltis lamarcki ''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, 1870) *''

Ascaltis panis ''Ascaltis panis'' is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Leucascidae found in the Caribbean sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, L ...

'' (Haeckel, 1870) *''

Ascaltis pelliculata Ascaltis pelliculata is a species of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of ...

'' (Dendy, 1891) *''

Ascaltis poterium ''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 reticulum ''Ascaltis reticulum'' is a species of sea sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of ...

'' (Schmidt, 1862) *''

Ascaltis vitraea ''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' ...

'' (Row & Hôzawa, 1931) *''

Ascaltis wilsoni ''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'' H ...

'' (Dendy, 1891)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6534404 Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel