Family: |
Chalinidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
sessile; marine |
Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Islands. |
Diagnosis: |
Flat and encrusting. Few scattered oscula flush with the surface. Skeleton: mainly blunt, slightly curved oxea bound together by scarcely discernible spongin into meshes. Slightly curved styli projects from the upper sponge surface; imbedded for about half their length (Ref. 88951). |
Biology: |
Known from rock pools (Ref. 88951). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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