Family: |
Hymedesmiidae () |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 36 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Cuba and USA. |
Diagnosis: |
Encrusting, 0.5 to 3 cm thick. Smooth surface with diagnostic pattern of round, slightly elevated pore fields not greater than 0.5 cm wide. Exterior and interior dark red to red-brown. Fragile and soft. Dark exudate when damaged. Elevated round oscules distributed irregulary with thin transparent or colored marginal membrane. Abundant spicules support the rounded warts at the surface (Ref. 85482). |
Biology: |
Common on reefs; encrusts dead corals or the bases of live corals or on metamorphic rocks (Ref. 85482). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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