Ciocalypta polymastia

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 4 records
March: 5 records
April: 4 records
May: 8 records
June: 7 records
July: 9 records
August: 5 records
September: 2 records
October: 4 records
November: 4 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–68 m · Deepest record: 170 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 8 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 31 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Lee · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Stylotella polymastia

Similar species

Brush horny sponge
Ciocalypta penicillus
Ciocalypta digitata
Ciocalypta stalagmites
Ciocalypta tyleri
Crumb-of-bread sponge
Hymeniacidon perlevis
Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
63 open-data records from 1888 to 2020.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.