Ascandra atlantica

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Ascandra atlantica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Clathrinida
Family: Leucaltidae
Genus: Ascandra
Species:
A. atlantica
Binomial name
Ascandra atlantica
(Thacker, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Leucosolenia atlanticaThacker, 1908
  • Clathrina atlantica(Thacker, 1908)

Ascandra atlantica is a species of calcareous sponge from Cape Verde. [1]

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