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Stinker sponge

Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864)

Status not recordedsponges

The stinker sponge (Ircinia oros) is a species in the family Irciniidae, order Dictyoceratida.

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Quick facts about the stinker sponge

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stinker sponge live?

Not recorded

Is the stinker sponge endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the stinker sponge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderDictyoceratida
  5. familyIrciniidae
  6. genusIrcinia
  7. SpeciesIrcinia oros (Schmidt, 1864)

Synonyms Hircinia oros, Hircinia variabilis var. oros

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Grey leather spongeEnglish
  • houba šedáCzech
  • Grauer LederschwammGerman
  • ircinia sombreFrench
  • IrciniaItalian
  • Grauer-LederschwammGerman
  • Ircinie sombreFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stinker sponge

Other species in the same genus Ircinia.

Cake sponge

Ircinia strobilina

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the stinker sponge?

The stinker sponge (Ircinia oros) belongs to the family Irciniidae in the order Dictyoceratida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stinker sponge (Ircinia oros). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ircinia-oros

MLA

“Stinker sponge (Ircinia oros).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ircinia-oros.

BibTeX
@misc{ircinia_oros_2026,
  title = {Stinker sponge (Ircinia oros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ircinia-oros},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}