Spheciospongia vagabunda
Vagabond Boring Sponge
As recorded: Spirastrella vagabunda Ridley, 1884
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Clionaida › Clionaidae
- Collected by
- R. C DeFelice & S. L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3242, -157.9701
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Spheciospongia vagabunda observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-07.
2025-09-07
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Sofia Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-12
Oʻahu, Kapolei, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-18
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Spheciospongia vagabunda. BPBM 1698. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979291403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/1698.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979291403 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
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