| Chalinidae () |
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sessile; marine |
| Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Islands. |
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Flat and encrusting. Few scattered oscula flush with the surface. Skeleton: mainly blunt, slightly curved oxea bound together by scarcely discernible spongin into meshes. Slightly curved styli projects from the upper sponge surface; imbedded for about half their length (Ref. 88951). |
| Known from rock pools (Ref. 88951). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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