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Axinella

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Axinella
Axinella damicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Axinella
Schmidt, 1862[1]
Species

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Synonyms
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  • 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 polypoides

Axinella is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae first described in 1862 by Eduard Oscar Schmidt.[2][3] Species of the genus Axinella occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Most of these sponges are smaller than 20 cm, and have a yellow or orange colour.

List of species

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The following species are recognized within the genus Axinella:[2]

References

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  1. "Axinella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Axinella Schmidt, 1862". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. Schmidt, O (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. pp. i–viii, 1–88, pls 1-7 via google books.