''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'' (Koltun, 1964) *'' Axinella arborescens'' Ridley & Dendy, 1886 *'' Axinella arctica'' Vosmaer, 1885 *'' Axinella aruensis'' (Hentschel, 1912) *'' Axinella australiensis'' Bergquist, 1970 *'' Axinella babici'' 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'' 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'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *'' Axinella donnani'' (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'' 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'' Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 1998 *'' Axinella meloniformis'' Carter, 1885 *'' Axinella minor'' 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'' (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 ''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'' 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'' (Bowerbank, 1866) *'' Axinella salicina'' Schmidt, 1868 *'' Axinella setosa'' Hentschel, 1929 *'' Axinella shoemakeri'' (Laubenfels, 1936) *'' Axinella sinoxea'' 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'' Dendy, 1905 *'' Axinella tenuis'' Thiele, 1898 *'' Axinella torquata'' Brøndsted, 1924 *'' Axinella trichophora'' Hentschel, 1929 *'' Axinella vaceleti'' 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'' Whitelegge, 1907 *'' Axinella verrucosa'' (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