Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897) 
AphiaID: 220454

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Halichondrida (Order) > Axinellidae (Family) > Axinella (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Axinella Schmidt, 1862
Synonymised taxa		Phacellia weltnerii Lendenfeld, 1897 (genus transfer) Phakellia weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897) (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1897c. Spongien von Sansibar. Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft 21: 93-133, pls 9-10. [details] [full text] additional source: Schleyer, M. H., & Celliers, L. 2005. Modelling reef zonation in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63 (3): 373-384. [details] additional source: Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details] from synonym: Burton, M. 1931a. On a Collection of Marine Sponges mostly from the Natal Coast. Annals of the Natal Museum 6 (3): 337-358, pl. XXIII. [details] [view taxon] [full text]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   English crumpled sponge  [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Bawi (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] East African Coral Coast [details] Kosi Bay [details] Natal (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] South Africa (country) [details] Zanzibar (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To Encyclopedia of Life
Note		Type locality: Type locality Bawi, Zanzibar [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220454
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2003-12-30 17:57:43Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2006-10-30 10:47:58Z   changed   van Soest, Rob 2007-08-10 14:08:54Z   changed   van Soest, Rob 2012-12-03 14:30:54Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=220454 on 2013-05-25