Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Axinellidae



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Auletta lyrata
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Auletta sessilis
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Auletta sycinularia
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Auletta tuberosa
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Axinella agnata
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Axinella alba
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Axinella anamesa
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Axinella antarctica
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Max. Length 25 cm WD

 
Axinella arctica
[Arctic horny sponge]
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Axinella aruensis
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Axinella australiensis
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Axinella blanca
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Axinella coronata
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Axinella corrugata
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Axinella crinita
[Small tree sponge]
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Axinella cylindrica
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and Me
Max. Length 10 cm H
Axinella damicornis(Esper, 1794)

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Axinella damicornis
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Axinella dissimilis
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Axinella donnani
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Axinella flustra
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Axinella guiteli
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Axinella hispida
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Axinella infundibuliformis
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Axinella lifouensis
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Axinella mammillata
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Axinella meandroides
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Axinella microdragma
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Axinella multiformis
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Axinella nayaritensis
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Axinella plumosa
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Axinella pocillum
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Axinella polycapella
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Axinella polypoides
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Axinella pomponiae
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Axinella proliferans
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Axinella pyramidata
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Axinella rugosa
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Axinella shoemakeri
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Axinella solenoeides
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Axinella tenuidigitata
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Axinella thielei
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Axinella vasonuda
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Axinella ventilabrum
[Chalice sponge]
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Axinella venusta
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Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean.
Max. Length 100 cm H
Axinella verrucosa(Esper, 1794)

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Axinella verrucosa
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Axinella virgultosa
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Axinella vulgata
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Axinella waltonsmithi
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Cymbastela cantharella
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Cymbastela concentrica
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Cymbastela lamellata
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Cymbastela marshae
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Dragmacidon agariciforme
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Dragmacidon condylia
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Dragmacidon debitusae
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Dragmacidon egregium
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Dragmacidon explicatum
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Dragmacidon grayi
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Dragmacidon hendersoni
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Dragmacidon raeae
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Dragmacidon reticulatum
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Dragmaxia undata
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Ketosus setosus
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Phakellia atypica
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Phakellia carduus
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Phakellia columnata
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Phakellia folium
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Phakellia fusca
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Phakellia hirondellei
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Phakellia lobata
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Max. Length 12 cm DL

 
Phakellia pulcherrima
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Phakellia robusta
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Phakellia setosa
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Phakellia stelliderma
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Phakellia stipitata
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Baxter, Sydney

Arctic and Atlantic Ocean

Phakellia ventilabrum(Linnaeus, 1767)

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Phakellia ventilabrum
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Phycopsis aculeata
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Phycopsis epakros
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Phycopsis fusiformis
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Phycopsis papillata
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Pipestela candelabra
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Pseudaxinella lunaechartia
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Pseudaxinella wilsoni
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Ptilocaulis aulopora
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Ptilocaulis flexibilis
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Ptilocaulis marquezii
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Ptilocaulis walpersi
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