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Axinella Schmidt, 1862

Axinella polypoides entrance of the 3PPs cave
Axinella polypoides entrance of the 3PPs cave

131774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131774)

accepted
Genus
Axinella polypoides Schmidt, 1862 (type by subsequent designation)
Pseudaxinella Schmidt, 1875 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tragosia Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Axinella arctica (Vosmaer, 1885)
  2. Species Axinella babici Vacelet, 1961
  3. Species Axinella brondstedi Bergquist, 1970
  4. Species Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794)
  5. Species Axinella centrotylota Pansini, 1984
  6. Species Axinella cinnamomea (Nardo, 1833)
  7. Species Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794)
  8. Species Axinella dissimilis (Bowerbank, 1866)
  9. Species Axinella egregia sensu Topsent, 1892
  10. Species Axinella estacioi Carballo & Garcia-Gomez, 1995
  11. Species Axinella flustra Topsent, 1892
  12. Species Axinella guiteli Topsent, 1896
  13. Species Axinella hispida Koltun, 1959
  14. Species Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759)
  15. Species Axinella macrostyla Babiç, 1922
  16. Species Axinella mahonensis Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916
  17. Species Axinella minuta Lévi, 1957
  18. Species Axinella parva Picton & Goodwin, 2007
  19. Species Axinella perlucida Topsent, 1896
  20. Species Axinella polypoides Schmidt, 1862
  21. Species Axinella pseudominuta Bibiloni, 1993
  22. Species Axinella pyramidata Stephens, 1916
  23. Species Axinella salicina Schmidt, 1868
  24. Species Axinella setosa Hentschel, 1929
  25. Species Axinella trichophora Hentschel, 1929
  26. Species Axinella vasonuda Topsent, 1904
  27. Species Axinella vellerea Topsent, 1904
  28. Species Axinella verrucosa (Esper, 1794)
  29. Species Axinella agnata Topsent, 1896 accepted as Raspailia (Parasyringella) agnata (Topsent, 1896) (genus transfer)
  30. Species Axinella barleei (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Clathria (Clathria) barleei (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  31. Species Axinella calyciformis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Axinella arctica (Vosmaer, 1885) (synonym)
  32. Species Axinella hirondellei (Topsent, 1890) accepted as Phakellia hirondellei Topsent, 1890 accepted as Murus hirondellei (Topsent, 1890) (reverted genus transfer)
  33. Species Axinella hispida (Montagu, 1814) accepted as Raspailia (Clathriodendron) hispida (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
  34. Species Axinella mammillata Hanitsch, 1890 accepted as Polymastia spinula Bowerbank, 1866 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  35. Species Axinella mastophora Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Acanthella mastophora (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer)
  36. Species Axinella microdragma (Lendenfeld, 1897) accepted as Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (junior synonym)
  37. Species Axinella multiformis (Vosmaer, 1885) accepted as Acanthella multiformis Vosmaer, 1885 (reverted genus transfer)
  38. Species Axinella padina Topsent, 1896 accepted as Axinella flustra Topsent, 1892 (junior synonym)
  39. Species Axinella pedunculata Topsent, 1896 accepted as Auletta pedunculata (Topsent, 1896) (genus transfer)
  40. Species Axinella pocillum (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (junior synonym)
  41. Species Axinella pumila Keller, 1889 accepted as Higginsia pumila (Keller, 1889) (genus transfer)
  42. Species Axinella rugosa (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Phakellia rugosa (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  43. Species Axinella subdola (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Homaxinella subdola (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
  44. Species Axinella thielei (Topsent, 1898) accepted as Higginsia thielei Topsent, 1898 (genus transfer)
  45. Species Axinella variabilis (Vosmaer, 1882) accepted as Semisuberites cribrosa (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  46. Species Axinella verrucosa Brøndsted, 1924 accepted as Axinella brondstedi Bergquist, 1970 (preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 62-63 [details] OpenAccess publication
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Axinella Schmidt, 1862. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=131774 on 2026-09-10
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Axinella Schmidt, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131774 on 2026-09-10
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-07-26 10:32:29Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-08-10 14:08:54Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-10-09 07:23:24Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2020-12-16 10:32:25Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 62-63 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Tragosia Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pseudaxinella Schmidt, 1875) Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. <em>Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel.</em> 2-3: 115-120, pl. I., available online at https://archive.org/details/wissenschaftlich2318komm [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in RoR) [details] 

basis of record Alvarez, B.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Family Axinellidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 724-747. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <i>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Alvarez, B.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Axinellidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 724-747. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_80 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Stone, S.M. (1992). O. Schmidt Sponge Catalogue. An illustrated guide to the Graz Museum Collection, with notes on additional material. <em>Muséum d'Histoire naturelle: Geneva.</em> 1-190, pls 1-49. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in RoR) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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