DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Vagabond Boring Sponge
Spheciospongia vagabunda
- Usual depth2–22 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and December
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 43 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 47 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 34 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–22 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Vagabond Boring Sponge
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Éponge vagabonde
Other scientific names: Anthosigmella vagabunda, Spirastrella cylindrica, Spirastrella vagabunda, Suberites trincomaliensis
Similar species
- Aurivillius' boring sponge
Cliothosa aurivillii
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).
- 368 open-data records from 1905 to 2019.
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