| Axinella damicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Axinella |
| Species: | A. damicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Axinella damicornis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spongia damicornis Esper, 1794 | |
Axinella damicornis, known as yellow sponge and crumpled duster sponge,[1] is a marine sponge in the family Axinellidae, first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794 as Spongia damicornis.[1][2] It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic, generally found at depths up to 120 m (390 ft), but has also been found much deeper.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). "World Porifera Database Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ↑ Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. Nürnberg: Raspe. pp. 249 pl. XXIX.
- ↑ "Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794) - Ocean Biogeographic Information System". obis.org. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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