Possible confusions
Aucune sur les côtes métropolitaines.
Species sheet
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Eponge réticulée violet foncé
Chelonaplysilla noevus (Carter, 1876)
AnimalsSpongesDemosponges (Corneo-siliceous sponges)
Eponge encroûtante violet foncé,avec une surface présentant des réticulations caractéristiques en grains de sable et des oscules bien visibles légèrement surélevés.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
—Links to our partners' sheets
Sources
- Marine life Chelonaplysilla noevus
- LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 25/01/2021 : Chelonaplysilla noevus (Carter, 1876), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4032
- WoRMS Chelonaplysilla noevus
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 30/04/2026 : Chelonaplysilla noevus (Carter, 1876), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3618
Modification history
- Modified by François Sichel on 29/04/2026
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