Prosuberites laughlini (Diaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987)
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Family:  Hymerhabdiidae ()
Max. size:  4 cm OT (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Jamaica and Caribbean.
Diagnosis:  Encrusting: 0.3 - 4 cm thick; dull orange to yellow externally, lighter internally. Surface visually smooth in thin specimens, rugose on thicker ones. Oscules with transparent membranes: 0.1 - 0.6 cm in diameter with thin 0.1 - 0.2 cm canals departing radially. Soft and compressible, easy to tear (Ref. 415).
Biology:  Maximum body thickness: 4 cm (Ref. 415). Common on reef's cryptic habitats, growing as thin crusts; rare on mangrove roots, where it grows thick (Ref. 415).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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