Iotrochota coccinea

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Water temperature16–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and October
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 5 records
May: 7 records
June: 3 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 5 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Axinella coccinea

Similar species

Green Finger Sponge
Iotrochota birotulata
Purple-staining sponge
Iotrochota baculifera
Iodine Finger Sponge
Iotrochota purpurea
Iotrochota acerata
Iotrochota protea
Amphiastrella kirkpatricki

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).
40 open-data records from 1979 to 2005.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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