Phorbas amaranthus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
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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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