Chalinidae () |
15 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m |
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean. |
Massive to lobate sponge, typically 10 - 15 cm in diameter, from which thick-walled oscular chimneys arise; 3 - 5 cm high. Oscules: 0.5 - 2 cm in diameter. Surface smooth. Consistency elastic compressible but easily torn; pronounced mucus strands appear when fragments are torn apart (Ref. 415). |
In Bocas del Torro, Panama: found only on the top of the peat bank (Ref. 415). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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