| Family: |
Parazoanthidae () |
| Max. size: |
4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; marine |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Parazoanthus axinellae adriaticus, Parazoanthus axinellae liguricus, Parazoanthus axinellae muelleri, and Parazoanthus axinellae brevitentacularis are all endemic to the Mediterranean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Opened out, the animal, always associated in colonies, measurement up to 4 cm. Individuals: 34 tentacles laid out in double crown. Color: Yellow sharp with orange (Ref. 358). |
| Biology: |
On abrupt walls; inside underwater excavations and on sponges of the Axinella kind (from where its name) and on various tunicates. Small funds until the greatest depths (Ref. 358). Known from infra- and circalittoral as well as bathyal zones (Ref. 85338). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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