DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ecionemia acervus
- Usual depth7–183 m
- Water temperature14–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–183 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Ancorina acervus, Ancorina bacillifera, Ancorina simplex, Ecionema rotundum, Ecionemia agglutinans, Ecionemia amboinensis, Ecionemia bacillifera, Ecionemia carteri, Ecionemia cribrosa, Ecionemia rotunda, Stelletta acervus, Stelletta bacillifera, Stelletta lobata, Stelletta truncata, Thalassomora nigra
Similar species
Grey Massive SpongeEcionemia alata
Sea oliveStelletta clavosa
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).
- 75 open-data records from 1862 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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