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Oyster sponge

Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862)

Status not recordedsponges

The oyster sponge (Crambe crambe) is a species in the family Crambeidae, order Poecilosclerida.

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Quick facts about the oyster 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 oyster sponge live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the oyster sponge as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Portugal

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the oyster 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 oyster sponge classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumPorifera
  3. classDemospongiae
  4. orderPoecilosclerida
  5. familyCrambeidae
  6. genusCrambe
  7. SpeciesCrambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862)

Synonyms Clathria labyrinthica, Crambe ambigua, Desmacidon harpago, Dictyonella labyrinthica, Hemimycale ambigua, Hemimycale brevicuspis, Hymeniacidon brevicuspis, Plicatella labyrinthica, Reniera labyrinthica, Stylinos brevicuspis, Suberites arcicola, Suberites crambe, Suberites fruticosus, Tetranthella fruticosa

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Bumping encrusting spongeEnglish
  • Orange-red encrusting spongeEnglish
  • Red encrusting spongeEnglish
  • esponja incrustant vermellaCatalan
  • houba obecnáCzech
  • Höckeriger KrustenschwammGerman
  • esponja incrustante anaranjada-rojaSpanish
  • éponge encroûtante orange-rougeFrench
  • Narančasta korasta spužvaCroatian
  • vörös kéregkorallHungarian
  • spugna rossaItalian
  • oranjerode korstsponsDutch
  • Esponja-laranja-incrustantePortuguese
  • orangeroter KrustenschwammGerman
  • spugna dello spondilloItalian
  • spugna dello spondiloItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oyster sponge

Other species in the same genus Crambe.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the oyster sponge an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the oyster sponge as introduced in 1 country: Portugal, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the oyster sponge?

The oyster sponge (Crambe crambe) belongs to the family Crambeidae in the order Poecilosclerida.

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). Oyster sponge (Crambe crambe). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-sponge

MLA

“Oyster sponge (Crambe crambe).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-sponge.

BibTeX
@misc{oyster_sponge_2026,
  title = {Oyster sponge (Crambe crambe)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-sponge},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}