Spirastrella mollis

Spirastrella mollis Verill, 1907

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Family:	Spirastrellidae ()
Max. size:	0.5 cm OT (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine
Distribution:	Caribbean Sea: Belize and Panama.
Diagnosis:	Encrusting: 0.3 - 0.5 cm thick, with meandering dermal canals that depart from large collared-oscula; 0.5 - 2 cm. Milky-orange, yellowish to brownish red externally, lighter to yellowish internally. Consistency soft, smooth surface (Ref. 415).
Biology:	Maximum body thickness: 0.5 cm (Ref. 415). Rare to common encrusting red mangrove roots, peat banks, and oyster shells (Ref. 415). Common to abundant in mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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