| Family: |
Mycalidae () |
| Max. size: |
0.6 cm OT (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Panama, and Venezuela. |
| Diagnosis: |
This-encrusting: 0.3 - 0.6 cm thickness. Lemon yellow to orange. Numerous pronounced dermal channels converge towards collared-transparent oscula: 0.1 - 0.3 cm wide. Very soft and fragile, releases copias amounts of mucus upon handling (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Maximum thickness: 0.6 cm (Ref. 415). Common on mangrove overhangs and peat banks protected from direct sunlight (Ref. 415). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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