Haliclona vansoesti

Haliclona vansoesti de Weerdt, Kluijver, & Gomez, 1999

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Family:	Chalinidae ()
Max. size:	8 cm OT (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; marine
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Panama, Jamaica, St Vincent and Martinique.
Diagnosis:	Massive to Thick cushions; 2 - 8 cm thick. Circular to elliptical oscula,; 0.5 - 1 cm wide; with raised whitish to transparent rims. The sponge is white to transparent externally and light-blue internally. Crisp, hard, and fragile in consistency (Ref. 415).
Biology:	Body thickness: 8 cm (Ref. 415). Occasional on reef environments (Ref. 415).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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