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Clathrina luteoculcitella
- Usual depth25 m
- Water temperature21–26 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
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About this species
Clathrina luteoculcitella is a species of calcareous sponge from Australia. The species name means "yellow pillow" and refers to the appearance of the cormus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clathrina luteoculcitella”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–26 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
Similar species
white calcareous spongeClathrina blanca
Yellow ClathrinaClathrina clathrus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 25 open-data records from 1998 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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