Chalinidae () |
4 cm H (male/unsexed) |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m |
Western Central Atlantic. |
Thick crust with or without oscular mounds: 1 - 4 cm thick; 2 - 4 cm high. Gray to bluish-purple externally, lighter color internally. Oscula: 0.5 - 1 cm wide. Smooth, strongly punctuate surface, almost hispid looking. Soft, sticky to the touch (Ref. 415). May be encrusting or in clusters of tubes (Ref. 86785). |
Minimum depth from Ref. 82124. Common on mangrove roots and corals (Ref. 415). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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