Porifera

Sponges

Animalia › Porifera

732 Bishop specimens of PoriferaSpecies page ›

Porifera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-27.

2026-03-27

CA, US

(c) Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-25

Dillon Beach, CA, USA

(c) abbyt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-27

Santa Barbara Channel, CA, US

(c) NudibranchNerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-13

Opal Cliffs, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

(c) Sheldon Logan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-09

Dillon Beach, CA, USA

(c) abbyt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-07

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

(c) NudibranchNerd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Porifera. BPBM 1451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979284761. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/1451.