| Family: |
Tetillidae () |
| Max. size: |
10 cm WD (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Spherical to sub-spherical up to 10 cm in diameter, yellow to gray externally, lighter internally. Surface strongly hispid or furry. Porocalices abundant up to 0.3 cm wide. Oscules rare, 0.2 - 0.3 cm wide. Soft and compressible (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Actual minimum depth (0.4 m) from Ref. 87163. On mangrove roots and peat greater than 0.3 m deep (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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