DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Haliclona koremella
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Photos
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Korean
- 잎사귀보라해면
Similar species
- ashy horny sponge
Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea
- Blue Caribbean sponge
Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea
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).
- 16 open-data records from 1949 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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