Placospongiidae () |
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sessile; brackish; marine |
Western Central Atlantic: Jamaica, Belize, Colombia and Panama. |
Thick crusts to branching. Brown to tan externally, lighter internally. Surface armored with cortical plates and a pattern of grooves with the inhalant surface. Hard and tough (Ref. 415). |
Rare; shallow reef and seagrass beds habitats (Ref. 415) and mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789). Found on rocky and rubble substrates (Ref. 83912). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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