Echinodictyum asperum
As recorded: Echinodictyum asperum Ridley & Dendy, 1886
Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Axinellida › Raspailiidae
- Collected by
- S.L. Coles
- Locality
- Babeldaob Island
- Island
- Babeldaob Island
- Region
- Palau
- Identified by
- M. Kelly-Borges
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Echinodictyum asperum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-13.
2025-08-13
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-03-05
VLF Bay, Exmouth, WA, Australia
(c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-18
Exmouth Gulf, WA, Australia
(c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-04-18
Maharashtra, IN
(c) Pooja Pednekar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-02-18
Bhagwati Fort And Light House, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
(c) Vishals_Lab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Echinodictyum asperum. BPBM 707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090235267. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/c/707.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090235267 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026