Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897)

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Axinella weltnerii (Lendenfeld, 1897)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Axinella weltnerii; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Porifera; class: Demospongiae; order: Axinellida; family: Axinellidae; genus: Axinella; scientificNameAuthorship: Lendenfeld, 1897; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Aldabra W 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 30 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 30 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Toufiek Samaai , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Erect flabellate sometimes fan-shaped with a short stalk. Maximum recorded size: 30 cm long. The surface appears rough, convoluted and crinkly with shallow ridges. Colour dark red (Fig. 152).