''Axinella'' is a genus of

sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...

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. 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'' Sitjà & Maldonado, 2014 *'' Axinella amorpha'' Tanita & Hoshino, 1989 *'' Axinella anamesa'' (de Laubenfels, 1957) *''

Axinella antarctica ''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 ...

'' (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 ...

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

Axinella australiensis ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' Vacelet, 1961 *'' Axinella badungensis'' Alvarez, de Voogd & van Soest, 2016 *'' Axinella balinensis'' 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 Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck) was a German zoologist and phycologist. B ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' (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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' (George & Wilson, 1919) *''

Axinella crassa ''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 ...

'' (Carter, 1885) *'' Axinella crinita'' Thiele, 1905 *'' Axinella cylindratus'' Hoshino, 1981 *'' Axinella damicornis'' (Esper, 1794) *'' Axinella digitiformis'' Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 *''

Axinella dissimilis ''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 ...

'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *''

Axinella donnani ''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 ...

'' (Bowerbank, 1873) *'' Axinella dragmaxioides'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella egregia'' Topsent, 1892 *'' Axinella elegans'' (Dendy, 1924) *'' Axinella estacioi'' Carballo & Garcia-Gomez, 1995 *'' Axinella flabelloreticulata'' Burton, 1959 *'' Axinella flustra'' Topsent, 1892 *'' Axinella globula'' Brøndsted, 1924 *''

Axinella guiteli ''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 ...

'' Topsent, 1896 *'' Axinella halichondrioides'' Dendy, 1905 *''

Axinella hispida ''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 ...

'' Koltun, 1959 *'' Axinella incrustans'' Thiele, 1898 *'' Axinella infundibuliformis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Axinella kirki'' Dendy, 1897 *'' Axinella labyrinthica'' Dendy, 1889 *'' Axinella lamellata'' (Dendy, 1905) *'' Axinella lesueuri'' Topsent, 1932 *'' Axinella lifouensis'' Lévi & Lévi, 1983 *'' Axinella loribellae'' Alvarez & Hooper, 2009 *''

Axinella macrostyla ''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 ...

'' Babiç, 1922 *'' Axinella mahonensis'' Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 *'' Axinella manus'' Dendy, 1905 *'' Axinella massalis'' Burton, 1959 *''

Axinella meandroides ''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 ...

'' Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998 *''

Axinella meloniformis ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' Thomas, 1981 *''

Axinella minuta ''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 ...

'' Lévi, 1957 *''

Axinella natalensis ''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 ...

'' (Kirkpatrick, 1903) *'' Axinella nayaritensis'' Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Cruz-Barraza, 2018 *'' Axinella parva'' Picton & Goodwin, 2007 *''

Axinella perlucida ''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 ...

'' Topsent, 1896 *'' Axinella pilifera'' Carter, 1885 *'' Axinella plumosa'' (Lévi & Lévi, 1983) *''

Axinella polycapella ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' Schmidt, 1862 *''

Axinella pomponiae ''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 ...

'' Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998 *'' Axinella profunda'' Ridley & Dendy, 1886 *'' Axinella proliferans'' Ridley, 1884 *'' Axinella pseudominuta'' Bibiloni, 1993 *'' Axinella pyramidata'' Stephens, 1916 *'' Axinella quercifolia'' (Keller, 1889) *'' Axinella richardsoni'' Bergquist, 1970 *''

Axinella rugosa ''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 ...

'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *'' Axinella salicina'' Schmidt, 1868 *''

Axinella setosa ''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 ...

'' Hentschel, 1929 *''

Axinella shoemakeri ''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 ...

'' (Laubenfels, 1936) *''

Axinella sinoxea ''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 ...

'' Alvarez & Hooper, 2009 *''

Axinella solenoeides ''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 ...

'' de Laubenfels, 1957 *'' Axinella spatula'' Sitjà & Maldonado, 2014 *'' Axinella symbiotica'' Whitelegge, 1907 *''

Axinella tenuidigitata ''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 ...

'' Dendy, 1905 *''

Axinella tenuis ''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 ...

'' Thiele, 1898 *'' Axinella torquata'' Brøndsted, 1924 *'' Axinella trichophora'' Hentschel, 1929 *''

Axinella vaceleti ''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 ...

'' Pansini, 1984 *''

Axinella vasonuda ''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 ...

'' Topsent, 1904 *'' Axinella vellerea'' Topsent, 1904 *'' Axinella ventilabrum'' Burton, 1959 *''

Axinella vermiculata ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' (Esper, 1794) *''

Axinella villosa ''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 ...

'' 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 ...

'' (Lendenfeld, 1897)

References

Axinellidae Sponge genera {{Demosponge-stub