Parazoanthus axinellae   (Schmidt, 1862)


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Anthozoa | Zoantharia | Parazoanthidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Parazoanthus axinellae adriaticus, Parazoanthus axinellae liguricus, Parazoanthus axinellae muelleri, and Parazoanthus axinellae brevitentacularis are all endemic to the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 358)

Short description Morphology

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     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Göthel, H. 1992. (Ref. 358)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.3 - 17, mean 14.4 (based on 72 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.