''Dragmacidon australe'' is a species of 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 ...

. It was first described in 1970 by

Patricia Bergquist Dame Patricia Rose Bergquist (née Smyth, 10 March 1933 – 9 September 2009) was a New Zealand zoologist who specialised in anatomy and taxonomy. At the time of her death, she was professor emerita of zoology and honorary professor of anatomy ...

as ''Pseudaxinella australis'' It was appears to have been transferred to the genus, ''

Dragmacidon ''Dragmacidon'' is a genus of sponges in the family Axinellidae, first described in 1917 by E.F.Hallman . List of species *'' Dragmacidon agariciforme'' (Dendy, 1905) *'' Dragmacidon alvarezae'' Zea & Pulido, 2016 *'' Dragmacidon australe'' (B ...

'', in 2002, by

Belinda Alvarez Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright lind ...

and John Hooper (but the transfer may have occurred in 2000).

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. Taxa named by Patricia Bergquist Axinellidae {{Demosponge-stub