Axinella damicornis

photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:	Axinellidae ()
Max. size:	10 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range - 15 m
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:	Sponge up to 10 cm height; ramifications flattened in ranges; more or less connected ones to the others; (of or the comparison with the foliage of a deer suggested by the name of species). Yellow coloring with orange.
Biology:	Maximum Heigth: 10 cm. Depth: beyond 15 m and until great depth (Ref. 358).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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