Species Detail - Golf Ball Sponge (Tethya aurantium) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Tethya aurantium
Golf Ball Sponge
NBNSYS0000178323 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
teaur
(Pallas, 1766)
Sponge (Porifera)
Species
38
4
3
07/06/1983
05/06/2009
1 June (recorded in 2009)
6 September (recorded in 1985)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Golf Ball Sponge (Tethya aurantium), accessed 05 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/132049

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)