Tethya actinia de Laubenfels, 1950
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Family:  Tethyidae ()
Max. size:  7 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 20 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Globular, up to about 7 cm in diameter. Emerald to drab green, occasionally orange externally, lighter to orange internally. Tough, somewhat compressible. Verrucose surface. Volcano shaped oscules with transparent membranes less than 0.5 cm wide. Some specimens are covered with thin processes, and occasionally with buds (Ref. 415).
Biology:  Common in mangrove and seagrass beds (Ref. 415).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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