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Ascaltis grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924) 
AphiaID: 475133

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Calcarea (Class) > Calcinea (Subclass) > Clathrinida (Order) > Leucascidae (Family) > Ascaltis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Ascaltis Haeckel, 1872
Synonymised
taxa
  Clathrina grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924) (genus transfer)
Leucetta grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924) (genus transfer)
Leucosolenia grisea Dendy & Frederick, 1924 (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Dendy, A.; Frederick, L.M. 1924. On a Collection of Sponges from the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society.Zoology 35: 477-519, pls 25-26. [details]

additional source: Borojevic, R.; Klautau, M. 2000. Calcareous sponges from New Caledonia. Zoosystema 22(2): 187-201. [details] [full text]

from synonym: Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. Pp. 1-620. In: Wells, A. (Ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. (CSIRO: Melbourne)., available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist#selected [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Pacific Ocean [details]
Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Houtman (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Pacific Ocean [details]
Western Australia (state) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimens  Holotype: BMNH 1924.9.1.1, locality Australia (Abrolhos Island) [details]
Cotype: BMNH 1925.11.1.1, locality Australia (Abrolhos Island) [details]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Note  Additional information: Originally described as Leucosolenia. Changed to Ascaltis by Borojevic & Klautau, 2000. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:475133
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2010-05-06 19:05:51Z  created  Klautau, Michelle
  
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  Citation: Klautau, M. (2013). Ascaltis grisea (Dendy & Frederick, 1924). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475133 on 2013-05-24
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