| Family: |
Tetillidae () |
| Max. size: |
10 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 3 - 80 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Globular up to 10 cm wide, pockmarked or pitted with blind concave depressions (porocalices): 0.3 - 1.5 cm wide; oscules 0.1 - 0.5 cm wide sometimes visible on the top of the sponge. Orange to yellow externally, lighter internally (Ref. 415). May also be hemispheric in high-energy environments, and pear-shaped in quiet water with high sedimentation. Specimens larger than 8 cm may be massive and cake-shaped. Very firm consistency (Ref. 85482). |
| Biology: |
Known from depths between 3 to 80 m (Ref. 85482). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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