Genus Homaxinella Topsent, 1916
- Homaxinella Topsent, E. 1916. Diagnoses d'Eponges recueillies dans l'Antarctique par le Pourquoi pas? Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris [published 1895-1906] 22: 163-172 [166].
Type species:
Axinella supratumescens Topsent, 1907 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Arctic, amphi-Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan region, Japan, N Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Subantarctic and Antarctic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Persistently thinly ramose sponges with pointed branches and a system of roots, stolons or branches creeping over the substrate. Surface optically smooth although may be somewhat furrowed or annular, with small oscules on the branches. Consistency wiry, due to axial skeleton, outer parts soft. Skeleton of the axis a mass of aligned tracts or more commonly confusedly arranged larger megascleres, extra-axial skeleton consisting of brushes of the smaller spicules ‘echinating’ the axial skeleton. Styles are the only spicules. About 20 described species, recorded from all parts of the three oceans.
ID Keys
See Family Suberitidae Diagnosis.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |