DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Dysidea granulosa
- Usual depth10–18 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 55 records
- June: 61 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 56 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–18 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
Similar species
Brittle horny spongeDysidea fragilis
Pink spongeDysidea avara
Heavenly SpongeDysidea etheria
Crater spongeDysidea arenaria
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).
- 245 open-data records from 1955 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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