Echinodictyum mesenterinum

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth14–66 m
Water temperature16–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and November
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: 5 records
February: 10 records
March: 4 records
April: 39 records
May: 30 records
June: 21 records
July: 27 records
August: 40 records
September: 41 records
October: 28 records
November: 47 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 14–66 m · Deepest record: 65.8 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 55 records
24–26 °C: 35 records
26–28 °C: 77 records
28–30 °C: 131 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Echinodictyum bilamellatum, Echinodictyum elegans, Echinodictyum topsenti, Echinonema vasiplicatum, Kalykenteron elegans, Kalykenteron silex, Spongia bilamellata, Spongia mesenterina, Thalassodendron typicum

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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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
310 open-data records from 1801 to 2010.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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