Genus Ascandra Haeckel, 1872

Diagnosis: “ Calcinea with loosely anastomosed tubes. Tubes are free, at least in the apical region. The skeleton contains regular (equiangular and equiradiate) or sagittal triactines and tetractines. The apical actine is very thin (needle-like) or very thick at the base. Diactines may be added. Asconoid aquiferous system” (Klautau et al. 2016).

Type species: Ascandra falcata Haeckel, 1872 by monotypy.