Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
Xestospongia testudinaria - Giant Barrel Sponges and Allies - A marine genus.
Species profile
Indo-Pacific Giant Barrel Sponge
Xestospongia testudinaria
Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.
6
Media items
Photos and videos
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
1
Location
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 9.2–18.4m
- Median 11.0m · n=6
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=6
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 0 profile-estimated, 6 contextual.
Consistent water window
6 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 6 observations / 6 dives
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • No direct or profile-estimated depths are available yet.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#6 · May 20, 2026
Verde Island
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
10.9m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#5 · May 20, 2026
Verde Island
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
10.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#4 · May 19, 2026
Ernie's Point
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
11.2m · Dive-average context27.0°C
#3 · May 16, 2026
Odie's Wall
Puerto Galera · Asia 2026
18.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
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Species photographed on the same dives come first, followed by close taxonomic neighbours.
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