| Family: |
Niphatidae () |
| Max. size: |
6 cm OT (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 15 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Thick crusts: 2 - 6 cm in thickness, with compound oscules, 0.3 - 0.6 cm in diameter on top of low mounds. Grayish-blue externally, lighter to tan internally. Surface punctuated with or without white zooanthids Parazoanthus sp. Hard-compressible in consistency (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Maximum body thickness: 6 cm (Ref. 415). Found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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