Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmeyer, 1977)
Orange lumpy encrusting sponge
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Family:  Dictyonellidae ()
Max. size:  2 cm OT (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 2 - 50 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Caribbean wide.
Diagnosis:  Thin to thick encrusting: 0.5 - 2 cm thick. Bright orange to yellowish orange, externally and internally. The surface is conulose; transparent with scattered and membranous oscules. The consistency is very soft and limp (Ref. 415).
Biology:  Maximum thickness: 2 cm (Ref. 415). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128739. It is common on mangrove roots; peat banks; and on shallow reefs habitats (Ref. 415). Inhabits coralline algae reefs, algal nodules, shallow coral reefs and mangroves (Ref. 128739).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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