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Dujardin's slime sponge

Halisarca dujardinii Johnston, 1842

AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

  • Eponge gluante de DujardinFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

  • Halisarca franz-schulzei
  • Halisarca sputum
  • Hymeniacidon dujardini

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Halisarca dujardiniiGBIF — Halisarca dujardinii

Sources

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Halisarca dujardinii Johnston, 1842, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2112

Modification history

  • Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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