How deep does the Black-Ball Sponge live?

The Black-Ball Sponge (Ircinia strobilina) is typically found at 1–50 m.

How big does the Black-Ball Sponge get?

The Black-Ball Sponge grows to about 0.5 cm.

Black-Ball Sponge

Ircinia strobilina

Group: Other
Typical depth: 1–50 m
Max size: 0.5 cm

Squeeze one out of the water and it puts out a sharp sulfurous reek that warns you off touching it again. This black ball sponge sits on shallow reefs, seagrass beds and hard bottoms down to about 50 metres, and it sometimes turns up in mangroves and on deeper muddy sand.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Dictyoceratida › Irciniidae › Ircinia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 165051.

FAQ

How deep does the Black-Ball Sponge live?: The Black-Ball Sponge (Ircinia strobilina) is typically found at 1–50 m.
How big does the Black-Ball Sponge get?: The Black-Ball Sponge grows to about 0.5 cm.