Name

Axinella

Framing

Phylum: Porifera

Class: Demospongiae

Genus: Axinella

Habitat

Aquatic, marine, benthic, benthic, hard bottoms

Feeding

Sessile, filter feeder

Distribution

Mediumly illuminated places. Cosmopolitan

Conservation status

Axinella polypoides is listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Invertebrates of Andalusia.

Additional information

Erect forms and branched bearing. Yellowish or orange coloration