Rhabdastrella globostellata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–58 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsMay, October, and November
How commonRare

About this species

Rhabdastrella globostellata, also known as the yellow pot sponge, is a marine sponge of the order Astrophorida. It is native to many regions of the Indian Ocean including the shores of Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Australia as well as the Malayan Peninsula and Singapore. It was first described by Henry J. Carter as Stelleta globostellata in 1883, named after the globostellate shape of its spicules.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Rhabdastrella globostellata”, 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: 11 records
February: 18 records
March: 4 records
April: 13 records
May: 29 records
June: 13 records
July: 10 records
August: 5 records
September: 10 records
October: 25 records
November: 29 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–58 m · Deepest record: 85 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 15 records
20–30 m: 12 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 41 records
26–28 °C: 54 records
28–30 °C: 86 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

French: Éponge massive stellaire

Other scientific names: Aurora globostellata, Coppatias carteri, Geodia globostellata, Jaspis carteri, Stelletta discolor, Stelletta globostellata, Stelletta tethyoides, Stellettinopsis carteri

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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).
304 open-data records from 1883 to 2019.

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