Axinella damicornis

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Axinella damicornis
Axinella damicornis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Axinellida
Family: Axinellidae
Genus: Axinella
Species:
A. damicornis
Binomial name
Axinella damicornis
(Esper, 1794)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Spongia damicornis Esper, 1794

Axinella damicornis, known as yellow sponge and crumpled duster sponge,[1] is a marine sponge in the family Axinellidae, first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794 as Spongia damicornis.[1][2] It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic, generally found at depths up to 120 m (390 ft), but has also been found much deeper.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  2. ^ Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. Nürnberg: Raspe. pp. 249 pl. XXIX.
  3. ^ "Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794) - Ocean Biogeographic Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.


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