Clionaopsis platei

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–29 m
Water temperature8–27 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 8 records
May: 3 records
June: 2 records
July: 2 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–29 m · Deepest record: 29 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–27 °C

6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Clionopsis platei

Similar species

Boring sponge
Cliona celata
Green boring sponge
Cliona viridis
Vagabond Boring Sponge
Spheciospongia vagabunda
Blue-eyed boring sponge
Cliona caesia
Cliona jullieni
Cliona orientalis

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).
34 open-data records from 1895 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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