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 <small>Fonseca, CóndorâÂÂLuján & Cavalcanti, 2023</small>
- Ascandra ascandroides <small>(Borojevic, 1971)</small>
- Ascandra atlantica <small>(Thacker, 1908)</small>
- Ascandra biscayae <small>(Borojevic & Boury-Esnault, 1987)</small>
- Ascandra brandtae <small>(Rapp, Göcke, Tendal & Janussen, 2013)</small>
- Ascandra chrysops <small>(Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015)</small>
- Ascandra contorta <small>(Bowerbank, 1866)</small>
- Ascandra corallicola <small>(Rapp, 2006)</small>
- Ascandra crewsi <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015</small>
- Ascandra densa <small>Haeckel, 1872</small>
- Ascandra falcata <small>Haeckel, 1872</small>
- Ascandra izuensis <small>(Tanita, 1942)</small>
- Ascandra kakaban <small>Van Soest & De Voogd, 2015</small>
- Ascandra mascarenica <small>Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021</small>
- Ascandra minchini <small>Borojevic, 1966</small>
- Ascandra oceanusvitae <small>Klautau, Lopes, Tavares & Pérez, 2021</small>
- Ascandra sertularia <small>Haeckel, 1872</small>
- Ascandra spalatensis <small>Klautau, Imesek, Azevedo, Plese, Nikolic & Cetkovic, 2016</small>
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