Description
An erect, squat sponge that grows up to 10 cm in height and is bright yellow, verging on orange at the margins. The branches fuse to form variable stubby finger-like shapes. The surface is velvety due to unevenly projecting skeletal spicules and looks as if it is dusted with small yellow particles. The sponge has a firm consistency and does not contract when out of water.
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Axinella damicornis (Esper 1794)
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©1998-2011, The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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Marine Life Information Network
Editor: Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters
Author: Penny Avant
Penny Avant 2006. Axinella damicornis. A sponge. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 26/01/2011]. Available from:
