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Tedania ignis in life
In life — Fire Sponge, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luke Foster
BPBM 272Invertebrate Zoology

Tedania ignis

Fire Sponge

As recorded: Tedania ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Poecilosclerida › Tedaniidae

Locality
'Cowhead Bay'
Region
Unknown Region
Identified by
P.R. Bergquist, 31 March 1966P.R. Bergquist →30 March →
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Tedania ignisSpecies page ›

Tedania ignis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 347 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

Tedania ignis observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

Keys Marine Lab

(c) James G. Douglass, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tedania ignis observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Brasil

(c) Paulo Nogueira, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Tedania ignis observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

Oleta River State Park, North Miami, FL, US

(c) Renato Ignacio Guzman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tedania ignis observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

Oleta River State Park, North Miami, FL, US

(c) Renato Ignacio Guzman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tedania ignis observed 2026-07-30

2026-07-30

Florida Keys, Florida, USA

(c) Samantha Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tedania ignis observed 2026-07-23

2026-07-23

FL, US

(c) Oliver g jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Tedania ignis. BPBM 272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39006543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/272.

Record sources