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Terpios hoshinota
- Usual depth3–11 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Terpios hoshinota is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae. It is found on rocky shores in the Indo-Pacific region. This sponge forms blackish sheets which overgrow and kill corals, and is the causal agent for the so-called "black disease" of corals. Since being discovered in Guam in 1973, this sponge has been spreading to other areas of the Indo-Pacific region and threatening coral reefs from the Maldives to the South China Sea and eastern Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–11 m · Deepest record: 11 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 星野黑皮海綿
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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).
- 46 open-data records from 1985 to 2023.
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