Ascandra

Ascandra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Calcarea
Order:	Clathrinida
Family:	Dendyidae
Genus:	Ascandra ; Haeckel, 1872
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	HomandraLendenfeld, 1891;

Last updated July 09, 2025

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:^[1]

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

1 2 3 Ascandra Haeckel, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Ascandra Haeckel, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 January 2019.

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