Ascandra

Ascandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Dendyidae
Genus:	Ascandra Haeckel, 1872
Species
See text
Synonyms
Homandra Lendenfeld, 1891

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

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