A genus of SPONGES in the family Axinellidae, comprised of a choanosomal skeleton differentiated in the axial and extra-axial region. The type species is Axinella polypoides.

Synonyms: txid12958, polypoides, Axinella, txid12959, Axinella polypoide, Axinellas, Axinella, Axinella polypoides