Aplysina insularis

Aplysina insularis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

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Family:	Aplysinidae ()
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Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 8 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:	Color: yellow to yellow-green, yellow-brown, or yellow-orange. Surface usually covered with low, fine conulose projections, but sometimes smooth. Consistency: tough, compressible.
Biology:	Minimum depth from Ref. 108813. Occurs in shallow hard grounds, coral reefs (Ref. 85482), and in mangroves (Ref. 86836).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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