WoRMS name details
Pseudaxinella coccinea (Keller, 1891)
220457 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220457)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Pseudaxinella Schmidt, 1875 accepted as Axinella Schmidt, 1862
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Reniera coccinea Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52.</em> 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 307-308 [details]
page(s): 307-308 [details]
Description Description: Irregularly encrusting, 10-12 cm long and wide. Surface smooth to faintly domed and undulating. Oscules...
Description Description: Irregularly encrusting, 10-12 cm long and wide. Surface smooth to faintly domed and undulating. Oscules regularly spaced, elevated up to 0.5 cm. Exudes copious clear mucus when broken. Fairly compressible and crumbly with granular texture. Colour brilliant red with a whitish sheen due to surface sand-grains. Habitat: vertical faces on fringing reef (Richmond, 1997). [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Pseudaxinella coccinea (Keller, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220457 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Reniera coccinea Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52.</em> 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 307-308 [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 307-308 [details]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Description: Irregularly encrusting, 10-12 cm long and wide. Surface smooth to faintly domed and undulating. Oscules regularly spaced, elevated up to 0.5 cm. Exudes copious clear mucus when broken. Fairly compressible and crumbly with granular texture. Colour brilliant red with a whitish sheen due to surface sand-grains. Habitat: vertical faces on fringing reef (Richmond, 1997). [details]
