Other animals › Chalinidae
Mermaid's Glove
Haliclona oculata
1,308 observations in the source records
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 1,308 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Axinella polycapella
Red Beard SpongeClathria prolifera
Halichondria bowerbanki
Bread-crumb SpongeHalichondria panicea
Callyspongia diffusa
Botrylloides perspicuus
Finger SpongeCallyspongia nuda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,879 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,530 |
| Canada | 784 |
| South Carolina | 394 |
| Nova Scotia | 259 |
| Quebec | 214 |
| Massachusetts | 121 |
| New Brunswick | 115 |
| Nunavut | 92 |
| Maine | 68 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Sponges · Porifera |
| Class | Demosponges · Demospongiae |
| Order | Haplosclerida |
| Family | Chalinidae |
| Genus | Haliclona |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mermaid's Glove with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.