| Family: |
Halichondriidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 5 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Massive-amorphous to ramose, black to dark green externally, black with yellow tinges internally. Surface varies from smooth, to tuberculate to conulose. Oscules raised above the body: 0.3 - 10 cm wide. Compressible to the touch. Smooth surface, with detachable skin (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Shallow coastal environments, mangroves and seagrass beds (Ref. 415); reef habitat (Ref. 836). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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