Axos flabelliformis
Erect, digitate branching sponge, red or orange alive, specialised conules over smooth surface, oscules not apparent, texture firm, incompressible, with axial condensation. Characterised microscopically by presence of euasters with tylote endings and profusely microspined.
Morphology
Erect branches with axial stalk, difficult to differientiate from A. cliftoni except for microsclere complement.
Behaviour
Sessile filter feeder.
Method of reproduction
Sexual with larvae.
Habitat
Marine
Reported as widespread throughout north western Australia.
Distribution
North western Australia from Gnarloo, southern Ningaloo to southern Kimberley.
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Heteroscleromorpha |
| Order: | Tethyida |
| Family: | Hemiasterellidae |
| Genus: | Axos |
| Species: | flabelliformis |
| Name Published Year: | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Rank: | species |
| Scientific Name Authorship: | Carter |
| Commercial Impact: | None |
| Conservation Assessment: | Least Concern |
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