Oceanapia nodosa

Oceanapia nodosa (George & Wilson, 1919)

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Family:	Phloeodictyidae ()
Max. size:	3 cm OT (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Diagnosis:	Thin to thick crust: 0.5 - 3 cm with a large number of fistules and oscular tubes, 0.5 cm in diameter, 3 - 5 cm long, departing from it. Tubular walls paper thin, semitransparent. White, or tan externally and internally (Ref. 415).
Biology:	Maximum body thickness is 3 cm (Ref. 415). Mangrove roots (Ref. 415).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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