Ascaltis pelliculata is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
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 pores and channels allowing water to circulate throug ...
in the family
Leucascidae,
first described as ''Leucoselenia pelliculata'' by
Arthur Dendy in 1891.
it is found in the coastal waters of Victoria.
References
Clathrinida
Sponges described in 1891
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
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