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Chicken liver sponge

Chondrilla nucula Schmidt, 1862

AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanGuadeloupeMartiniqueCanary Islands

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Eponge cerveauFrench (France)
ChondrilleFrench (France)
Spugna cervelloItalian (Italy)
Spugna nocciolaItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

Chondrilla embolophora

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Chondrilla nucula

GBIF — Chondrilla nucula

Sources

LE GRANCHÉ Philippe in : DORIS, 06/04/2014 : Chondrilla nucula Schmidt, 1862, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/679

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Chondrilla nucula Schmidt, 1862, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1045

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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