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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Accessed 18 Sep 2024
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