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Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae

Genus: Axinella

(See list of species below)

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44 species (see list below)
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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
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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
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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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