Axinella damicornis
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| Axinella damicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Axinellida |
| Family: | Axinellidae |
| Genus: | Axinella |
| Species: | A. damicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Axinella damicornis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spongia damicornis Esper, 1794 | |
Axinella damicornis, known as yellow sponge and crumpled duster sponge,[1] is a marine sponge in the family Axinellidae, first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794 as Spongia damicornis.[1][2] It occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic, generally found at depths up to 120 m (390 ft), but has also been found much deeper.[1][3]
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