DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Coscinoderma pesleonis
- Usual depth4.5 m
- Water temperature15–26 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
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: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4.5 m · Deepest record: 4.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Coscinoderma lanuginosum, Coscinoderma pyriforme, Phyllospongia pesleonis, Spongelia incerta, Spongia pesleonis
Similar species
- Fine Levant sponge
Spongia (Spongia) officinalis
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).
- 20 open-data records from 1981 to 1993.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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