Dysidea frondosa

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 4 records
April: 5 records
May: 3 records
June: 6 records
July: 3 records
August: 6 records
September: 3 records
October: 7 records
November: 1 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 9–25 m · Deepest record: 33 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C

24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 4 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Photos

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Similar species

Brittle horny sponge
Dysidea fragilis
Pink sponge
Dysidea avara
Heavenly Sponge
Dysidea etheria
Crater sponge
Dysidea arenaria
Dysidea granulosa
Dysidea cristagalli

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).
45 open-data records from 1980 to 2009.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.