| Family: |
Aplysinidae () |
| Max. size: |
15 cm H (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range - 76 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Height: 10 - 15 cm. Tubes almost as wide as tall. Green with yellow and bluish spots externally, yellow internally. Surface with ridges: 0.2 - 0.4 cm high; that run parallel, or sinuously. Soft in consistency. Turns black when taken out of water (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Open reef, rare (Ref. 415). Inhabits heavily silted lower mesophotic reefs (Ref. 128739). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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