Ascaltis grisea

Ascaltis grisea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucascidae
Genus: Ascaltis
Species:
A. grisea
Binomial name
Ascaltis grisea
(Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Clathrina grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
  • Leucetta grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
  • Leucosolenia grisea Dendy & Frederick, 1924
Holotype site

Ascaltis grisea is a species of sea sponge in the family Leucascidae, first described as Leucosolenia grisea by Arthur Dendy in 1891. It is known only from its type locality on the Houtman Albrolhos archipelago in Western Australia. It is a marine sessile filter-feeder.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Faunal Directory: Clathrina grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)
  2. 1 2 Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Ascaltis grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  3. ↑ Dendy, A., Frederick, L.M. (1924). "On a Collection of Sponges from the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology. 35 (237): 477–519, pls 25–26. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1924.tb00052.x – via BHL.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)