Axinella aruensis
Light orange, pale yellow, occasionally beige alive. Erect branching or fan shaped with flattened margins, and basal stalk. Surface micro-conulose with small oscules visible. No microscleres, megascleres oxeas and/or styles.
Morphology
Thick flabellate or digitate with basal stalk
Behaviour
Sessile filter feeder.
Method of reproduction
Sexual with larvae.
Habitat
Marine
Occurs from 5-76 metres depth. WA: 5-50 metres.
Distribution
Northern Australia from Pilbara to Kimberley, QLD, Indonesia & Papua New Guinea.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Heteroscleromorpha |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Axinella |
| Species: | aruensis |
| Name Published Year: | 1912 |
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| Rank: | species |
| Scientific Name Authorship: | Hentschel |
| Commercial Impact: | None |
| Conservation Assessment: | Least Concern |
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Western Australian Museum Collections https://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/names/axinella-aruensis
Accessed 27 Dec 2025
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