Phyllospongia papyracea

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth6–33 m
Water temperature12–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
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: 19 records
February: 37 records
March: 30 records
April: 35 records
May: 24 records
June: 21 records
July: 18 records
August: 12 records
September: 4 records
October: 4 records
November: 22 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–33 m · Deepest record: 52 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 17 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 6 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–30 °C

10–12 °C: 2 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 21 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 90 records
26–28 °C: 74 records
28–30 °C: 56 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: サカズキカイメン

Other scientific names: Carteriospongia madagascarensis, Phyllospongia (Spongionella) distans, Phyllospongia (Spongionella) madagascarensis, Phyllospongia (Spongionella) papyracea, Phyllospongia coriacea, Phyllospongia distans, Phyllospongia holdsworthi, Phyllospongia madagascarensis, Phyllospongia madagascariensis, Spongia laciniata, Spongia papyracea, Spongionella holdsworthii

Similar species

Phyllospongia foliascens

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).
294 open-data records from 1806 to 2025.

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