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Hyrtios erectus
- Usual depth5–15 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Heijnen · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hyrtios erectus is a species of sponge in the taxonomic classification of the common sponges Demospongiae. The sponge belongs to the genus Hyrtios and belongs to the family Thorectidae. The scientific name of this species was first validly published in 1889 by Conrad Keller.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hyrtios erectus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 156 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 37 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 45 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–15 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Heijnen · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jacek Pietruszewski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ウスギヌカイメン
Other scientific names: Duriella nigra, Dysidea fusca, Dysidea nigra, Dysideopsis fusca, Heteronema erecta, Heteronema erectum, Hyrtios erecta, Hyrtios fusca, Inodes erecta, Polyfibrospongia nigra, Thorectopsamma irregularis, Thorectopsamma mela
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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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 407 open-data records from 1889 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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