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Dasychalina fragilis
- Usual depth5–33 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Dasychalina fragilis is a species of sponge described by Stuart Oliver Ridley and Arthur Dendy in 1886. Dasychalina fragilis belongs to the genus Dasychalina and the family Niphatidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dasychalina fragilis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–33 m · Deepest record: 32.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pachychalina fragilis
Similar species
Green SpongeAmphimedon viridis
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).
- 24 open-data records from 1875 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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