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Family: Axinellidae



(See list of species below)


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86 species (see list below)
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Auletta lyrata
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Auletta sessilis
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Auletta sycinularia
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Auletta tuberosa
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Axinella agnata
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Axinella alba
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Axinella anamesa
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Axinella antarctica
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Max. Length 25 cm WD
 
Axinella arctica
[Arctic horny sponge]
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Axinella aruensis
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Axinella australiensis
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Axinella blanca
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Axinella coronata
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Axinella corrugata
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Axinella crinita
[Small tree sponge]
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Axinella cylindrica
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 10 cm H
Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Axinella damicornis
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Axinella dissimilis
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Axinella donnani
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Axinella flustra
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Axinella guiteli
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Axinella hispida
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Axinella infundibuliformis
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Axinella lifouensis
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Axinella mammillata
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Axinella meandroides
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Axinella microdragma
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Axinella multiformis
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Axinella nayaritensis
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Axinella plumosa
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Axinella pocillum
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Axinella polycapella
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Axinella polypoides
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Axinella pomponiae
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Axinella proliferans
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Axinella pyramidata
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Axinella rugosa
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Axinella shoemakeri
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Axinella solenoeides
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Axinella tenuidigitata
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Axinella thielei
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Axinella vasonuda
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Axinella ventilabrum
[Chalice sponge]
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Axinella venusta
[]

Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean.
Max. Length 100 cm H
Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Axinella verrucosa
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Axinella virgultosa
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Axinella vulgata
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Axinella waltonsmithi
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Cymbastela cantharella
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Cymbastela concentrica
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Cymbastela marshae
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Dragmacidon agariciforme
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Dragmacidon condylia
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Dragmacidon debitusae
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Dragmacidon egregium
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Dragmacidon explicatum
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Dragmacidon grayi
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Dragmacidon hendersoni
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Dragmacidon raeae
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Dragmacidon reticulatum
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Dragmaxia undata
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Ketosus setosus
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Phakellia atypica
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Phakellia carduus
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Phakellia columnata
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Phakellia folium
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Phakellia fusca
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Phakellia hirondellei
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Phakellia lobata
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Max. Length 12 cm DL
 
Phakellia pulcherrima
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Phakellia robusta
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Phakellia setosa
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Phakellia stelliderma
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Phakellia stipitata
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Baxter, Sydney

Arctic and Atlantic Ocean

Phakellia ventilabrum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Baxter, Sydney
 
Phakellia ventilabrum
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Phycopsis aculeata
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Phycopsis epakros
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Phycopsis fusiformis
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Phycopsis papillata
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Pipestela candelabra
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Pseudaxinella lunaechartia
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Pseudaxinella wilsoni
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Ptilocaulis aulopora
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Ptilocaulis flexibilis
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Ptilocaulis marquezii
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Ptilocaulis walpersi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Auletta lyrata Indo-West Pacific 1794
Auletta sessilis Northeast Atlantic 1904
Auletta sycinularia Atlantic Ocean. 1870
Auletta tuberosa Western Central Atlantic 1998
Axinella agnata Western Central Atlantic 1896
Axinella alba Mediterranean 1966
Axinella anamesa Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Axinella antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1964
Axinella arctica Arctic horny sponge Northern Atlantic 25 WD 1885
Axinella aruensis Western Central Pacific 1912
Axinella australiensis Southwest Pacific 1970
Axinella blanca Southwest Pacific 1959
Axinella coronata Southwest Pacific 2020
Axinella corrugata Western Central Atlantic 1919
Axinella crinita Small tree sponge Southeast Pacific 1905
Axinella cylindrica Southeast Pacific 2020
Axinella damicornis Northeast Atlantic and Me 10 H 1794
Axinella dissimilis Northeast Atlantic and Me 1866
Axinella donnani Indo-West Pacific 1873
Axinella flustra Indo-West Pacific 1892
Axinella guiteli Mediterranean 1896
Axinella hispida Mediterranean 1959
Axinella infundibuliformis Arctic and Northeast Atla 1758
Axinella lifouensis Western Central Pacific 1983
Axinella mammillata Western Central Pacific 1890
Axinella meandroides Western Central Atlantic 1998
Axinella microdragma Western Central Atlantic 1897
Axinella multiformis Western Central Atlantic 1885
Axinella nayaritensis Eastern Central Pacific 2018
Axinella plumosa Western Central Pacific 1983
Axinella pocillum Western Central Pacific 1866
Axinella polycapella Western Central Atlantic. 1953
Axinella polypoides Northeast Atlantic 1862
Axinella pomponiae Western Central Atlantic. 1998
Axinella proliferans Western Central Pacific 1884
Axinella pyramidata Western Central Pacific 1916
Axinella rugosa Atlantic Ocean 1866
Axinella shoemakeri Western Central Atlantic 1936
Axinella solenoeides Eastern Central Pacific 1957
Axinella tenuidigitata Western Central Pacific 1905
Axinella thielei Western Central Pacific 1898
Axinella vasonuda Northeast Atlantic 1904
Axinella ventilabrum Chalice sponge Atlantic Ocean. 1959
Axinella venusta Atlantic Ocean. 2021
Axinella verrucosa Mediterranean. 100 H 1794
Axinella virgultosa Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Axinella vulgata Western Central Pacific 1899
Axinella waltonsmithi Western Central Atlantic 1953
Cymbastela cantharella Western Central Pacific 1983
Cymbastela concentrica Western Central Pacific 1887
Cymbastela marshae Eastern Indian Ocean 1992
Dragmacidon agariciforme Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Dragmacidon condylia Western Central Pacific 1993
Dragmacidon debitusae Western Central Pacific 1993
Dragmacidon egregium Southeast Pacific 1881
Dragmacidon explicatum Western Central Atlantic 1977
Dragmacidon grayi Western Central Atlantic 1960
Dragmacidon hendersoni Southeast Pacific 2021
Dragmacidon raeae Eastern Pacific 2021
Dragmacidon reticulatum Western Atlantic and Paci 1886
Dragmaxia undata Western Central Atlantic 1998
Ketosus setosus Western Central Atlantic
Phakellia atypica Western Central Pacific 1961
Phakellia carduus Indo-West Pacific. 1814
Phakellia columnata Indo-West Pacific 1928
Phakellia folium North and Eastern Atlanti 1870
Phakellia fusca Western Central Pacific 1898
Phakellia hirondellei Northeast Atlantic 1890
Phakellia lobata Northeast Atlantic
Phakellia pulcherrima Pacific Ocean. 12 DL 1886
Phakellia robusta Northeast Atlantic 1866
Phakellia setosa Northeast Atlantic 1873
Phakellia stelliderma Western Central Pacific 1989
Phakellia stipitata Indo-West Pacific 1881
Phakellia ventilabrum Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 1767
Phycopsis aculeata Eastern Central Pacific
Phycopsis epakros Western Central Pacific 1993
Phycopsis fusiformis Western Central Pacific 1967
Phycopsis papillata Western Central Pacific 1993
Pipestela candelabra Western Central Pacific. 2008
Pseudaxinella lunaechartia Western Central Atlantic
Pseudaxinella wilsoni Western Central Atlantic
Ptilocaulis aulopora Western Central Atlantic 1870
Ptilocaulis flexibilis Western Central Pacific 1961
Ptilocaulis marquezii Western Central Atlantic 1864
Ptilocaulis walpersi Western Central Atlantic. 1864



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