Oceanapia peltata (Schimdt, 1870)
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Family:  Phloeodictyidae ()
Max. size:  4 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 1 - 100 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Massive globular buried under the sand with projecting cylindrical fistules that have smooth ends, or pagoda-shaped projections; 2 - 4 cm wide; 0.1 cm thick. Dirty-white to cream in color (Ref. 415).
Biology:  In Bocas del Torro, Panama the species is on seagrass beds; 1 to 3 m deep. The species reported from 50 to 100 deep (Ref. 415). Small and cryptic, partly buried in sediment (Ref. 086786).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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