Dactylia varia

About this species

Dactylia varia is a species of sponge in the family Callyspongiidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 58 records
February: 31 records
March: 60 records
April: 13 records
May: 79 records
June: 19 records
July: 8 records
August: 3 records
September: 7 records
October: 10 records
November: 10 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 30–165 m · Deepest record: 4,400 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 15 records
30–40 m: 12 records
40–50 m: 30 records
50–60 m: 24 records
60–70 m: 9 records
70–80 m: 22 records
80–90 m: 29 records
90–100 m: 13 records
100–110 m: 5 records
110+ m: 32 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–28 °C

6–8 °C: 3 records
8–10 °C: 4 records
10–12 °C: 32 records
12–14 °C: 23 records
14–16 °C: 67 records
16–18 °C: 111 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Genevieve Early, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Svend Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Chalinopsilla arborea, Chalinopsilla palmata, Dactylia chaliniformis, Dactylia palmata, Spongelia varia, Spongia varia

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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).
278 open-data records from 1910 to 2025.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.