Clathrina rubra

About this species

Clathrina rubra is a species of calcareous sponge from France.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 11 records
February: 18 records
March: 26 records
April: 13 records
May: 39 records
June: 23 records
July: 65 records
August: 48 records
September: 38 records
October: 43 records
November: 36 records
December: 34 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–47 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 30 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 21 records
40–50 m: 93 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 9 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 13 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 176 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Fish and Dive, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Fish and Dive, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Chris Taklis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

French: Clathrine orange

Similar species

white calcareous sponge
Clathrina blanca
Yellow Clathrina
Clathrina clathrus
Clathrina luteoculcitella
Clathrina chrysea
Clathrina procumbens
Borojevia cerebrum

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).
196 open-data records from 2015 to 2020.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.