''Axinella'' is a genus of

sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and a ...

s in the family

Axinellidae Axinellidae is a family of sponges in the order Axinellida. This family includes some photo-synthetic sponges that occur throughout the world's coral reefs. They are amongst the more common sponges seen in the aquarium trade but are usually not ...

first described in 1862 by

Eduard Oscar Schmidt Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck) was a German zoologist and phycology, phycologist. Biography He initially studied mathematics and science at University of Halle, Halle, then continued his ...

. 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.

List of species

The following species are recognized within the genus ''Axinella'': *'' Axinella acanthelloides'' Pattanayak, 2006 *'' Axinella alba'' (Descatoire, 1966) *''

Axinella alborana ''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 o ...

'' Sitjà & Maldonado, 2014 *''

Axinella amorpha ''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 o ...

'' Tanita & Hoshino, 1989 *'' Axinella anamesa'' (de Laubenfels, 1957) *'' Axinella antarctica'' (Koltun, 1964) *''

Axinella arborescens ''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 o ...

'' Ridley & Dendy, 1886 *'' Axinella arctica'' Vosmaer, 1885 *'' Axinella aruensis'' (Hentschel, 1912) *'' Axinella australiensis'' Bergquist, 1970 *''

Axinella babici ''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 o ...

'' Vacelet, 1961 *''

Axinella badungensis ''Axinella badungensis'' is a species of sponge in the family, Axinellidae, which was first described by Belinda Alvarez, Nicole de Voogd & Rob van Soest in 2016, found in the coastal waters of Badung Strait Badung Strait is a strait on the s ...

'' Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016 *''

Axinella balinensis ''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 o ...

'' Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016 *''

Axinella bidderi ''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 o ...

'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella blanca'' Koltun, 1959 *'' Axinella brondstedi'' Bergquist, 1970 *''

Axinella bubarinoides ''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 o ...

'' Dendy, 1922 *''

Axinella cannabina ''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 o ...

'' (Esper, 1794) *''

Axinella centrotylota ''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 o ...

'' Pansini, 1984 *''

Axinella ceylonensis ''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 o ...

'' (Dendy, 1905) *''

Axinella cinnamomea ''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 o ...

'' (Nardo, 1833) *''

Axinella clathrata ''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 o ...

'' Dendy, 1897 *''

Axinella columna ''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 o ...

'' Sim, Kim & Byeon, 1990 *''

Axinella convexa ''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 o ...

'' Hoshino, 1981 *''

Axinella copiosa ''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 o ...

'' Thiele, 1898 *''

Axinella cornua ''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 o ...

'' Sim, Kim & Byeon, 1990 *''

Axinella corrugata ''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 o ...

'' (George & Wilson, 1919) *'' Axinella crassa'' (Carter, 1885) *'' Axinella crinita'' Thiele, 1905 *'' Axinella cylindratus'' Hoshino, 1981 *'' Axinella damicornis'' (Esper, 1794) *'' Axinella digitiformis'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 *'' Axinella dissimilis'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *'' Axinella donnani'' (Bowerbank, 1873) *''

Axinella dragmaxioides ''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 o ...

'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella egregia'' Topsent, 1892 *'' Axinella elegans'' (Dendy, 1924) *'' Axinella estacioi'' Carballo & Garcia-Gomez, 1995 *''

Axinella flabelloreticulata ''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 o ...

'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella flustra'' Topsent, 1892 *''

Axinella globula ''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 o ...

'' Brøndsted, 1924 *'' Axinella guiteli'' Topsent, 1896 *'' Axinella halichondrioides'' Dendy, 1905 *'' Axinella hispida'' Koltun, 1959 *'' Axinella incrustans'' Thiele, 1898 *'' Axinella infundibuliformis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Axinella kirki'' Dendy, 1897 *''

Axinella labyrinthica ''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 o ...

'' Dendy, 1889 *'' Axinella lamellata'' (Dendy, 1905) *'' Axinella lesueuri'' Topsent, 1932 *'' Axinella lifouensis'' Lévi & Lévi, 1983 *'' Axinella loribellae'' Alvarez & Hooper, 2009 *'' Axinella macrostyla'' Babiç, 1922 *'' Axinella mahonensis'' Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 *'' Axinella manus'' Dendy, 1905 *'' Axinella massalis'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella meandroides'' Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998 *'' Axinella meloniformis'' Carter, 1885 *''

Axinella minor ''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 o ...

'' Thomas, 1981 *'' Axinella minuta'' Lévi, 1957 *'' Axinella natalensis'' (Kirkpatrick, 1903) *'' Axinella nayaritensis'' Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Cruz-Barraza, 2018 *'' Axinella parva'' Picton & Goodwin, 2007 *'' Axinella perlucida'' Topsent, 1896 *'' Axinella pilifera'' Carter, 1885 *'' Axinella plumosa'' (Lévi & Lévi, 1983) *'' Axinella polycapella'' de Laubenfels, 1953 *''

Axinella polypoides ''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 o ...

'' Schmidt, 1862 *'' Axinella pomponiae'' Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998 *'' Axinella profunda'' Ridley & Dendy, 1886 *'' Axinella proliferans'' Ridley, 1884 *'' Axinella pseudominuta'' Bibiloni, 1993 *''

Axinella pyramidata ''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 o ...

'' Stephens, 1916 *'' Axinella quercifolia'' (Keller, 1889) *'' Axinella richardsoni'' Bergquist, 1970 *'' Axinella rugosa'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *'' Axinella salicina'' Schmidt, 1868 *'' Axinella setosa'' Hentschel, 1929 *'' Axinella shoemakeri'' (Laubenfels, 1936) *'' Axinella sinoxea'' Alvarez & Hooper, 2009 *'' Axinella solenoeides'' de Laubenfels, 1957 *'' Axinella spatula'' Sitjà & Maldonado, 2014 *'' Axinella symbiotica'' Whitelegge, 1907 *'' Axinella tenuidigitata'' Dendy, 1905 *'' Axinella tenuis'' Thiele, 1898 *'' Axinella torquata'' Brøndsted, 1924 *'' Axinella trichophora'' Hentschel, 1929 *'' Axinella vaceleti'' Pansini, 1984 *'' Axinella vasonuda'' Topsent, 1904 *'' Axinella vellerea'' Topsent, 1904 *'' Axinella ventilabrum'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella vermiculata'' Whitelegge, 1907 *''

Axinella verrucosa ''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 o ...

'' (Esper, 1794) *'' Axinella villosa'' Carter, 1885 *'' Axinella waltonsmithi'' (de Laubenfels, 1953) *''

Axinella weltnerii ''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 o ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1897)

References

Axinellidae Sponge genera {{Demosponge-stub