Axinella

Axinella
Axinella damicornis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Axinella
Schmidt, 1862
Species

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Synonyms
List
  • Axidragma Hallmann, 1917
  • Axinella (Homaxinella) Topsent, 1916
  • Axinella (Stylissa) Hallmann, 1914
  • Axinosia Hallmann, 1914
  • Chalinissa Lendenfeld, 1887
  • Pseudaxinella Schmidt, 1875
  • Querciclona Laubenfels, 1936
  • Teichaxinella Laubenfels, 1936
  • Tragosia Gray, 1867

Axinella is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt. Species of Axinella occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow or orange colour.

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