''Ascandra'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

calcareous sponges The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...

of the

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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

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2866341 Leucaltidae Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel Sponge genera Taxa described in 1872