| Family: |
Dysideidae () |
| Max. size: |
0.1 cm H (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 17 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Encrusting, to massive amorphous, ramose (Ref. 415), lobate or finger-like (Ref. 85482). Grayish, bright blue externally, light blue to tan internally. Sharp, conulose surface: 0.1 cm high; 0.2 - 0.3 cm apart (Ref. 415). Oscules: few, round, flush or with a slightly raised transparent membrane; scattered or on tops of lobes 0.5 to 1 cm wide. Meshwork of spongin fibers densely filled with foreign materials, e.g., sand grains and spicule fragments. Softly spongy, very compressible, limp, weak, and easily torn (Ref. 85482). |
| Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 108813. Common on mangrove roots (Ref. 415), shallow reefs, bays, lagoons, and seagrass beds on hard bottoms (Ref. 85482). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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