| Phloeodictyidae () |
| 6 cm H (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 5 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean. |
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Yellow tube bearing oscula: 1 - 6 cm high; 0.9 - 3 cm wide, coming out of dead coral, with or without tissue covered by inhalant papilla. Excavating sponges, bright yellow sometimes with reddish tinges externally, and lighter yellow internally. Surface micro hispid, and sinuous. High quantities of mucus released when broken (Ref. 415). |
| Depth based on the Caribbean from Ref. 415. Restricted to the lower buttress zone, fore reef, and fore reef slope of fringing barrier-type reefs at depths between 1.5 to 70 m (Ref. 892). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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