Bumping encrusting sponge

About this species

Crambe crambe, commonly known as the oyster sponge or orange-red encrusting sponge, is a species of demosponges belonging to the family Crambeidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 46 records
February: 41 records
March: 65 records
April: 256 records
May: 165 records
June: 201 records
July: 343 records
August: 368 records
September: 245 records
October: 148 records
November: 95 records
December: 71 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–18 m · Deepest record: 47.4 m

0–10 m: 19 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–27 °C

16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 8 records

Photos

(c) Charlotte Kirchner, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Xavier Mas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Juraj Ahel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Eridan Xharahi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) John Hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Bumping encrusting sponge, Orange-red encrusting sponge, Red encrusting sponge, bumping encrusting sponge, orange-red encrusting sponge, Oyster Sponge, red encrusting sponge

Names in 3 more languages

German: Höckeriger Krustenschwamm, orangeroter Krustenschwamm
Spanish: esponja incrustante anaranjada-roja
French: éponge encroûtante orange-rouge

Other scientific names: Clathria (Clathria) labyrinthica, Clathria labyrinthica, Crambe ambigua, Desmacidon harpago, Dictyonella labyrinthica, Hemimycale ambigua, Hemimycale brevicuspis, Plicatella labyrinthica, Reniera labyrinthica, Stylinos brevicuspis, Suberites arcicola, Suberites crambe, Suberites fruticosus, Tetranthella fruticosa

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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).
6,837 open-data records from 1933 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.