Axinella Damicornis
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''Axinella damicornis'', known as yellow sponge and crumpled duster sponge, is a marine sponge 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 by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794 as ''Spongia damicornis''. It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic, generally found at depths up to , but has also been found much deeper.


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Axinellidae Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper {{Demosponge-stub