Chalinidae () |
4 cm OT (male/unsexed) |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 25 m |
Western Central Atlantic. |
Mounds or cushions: 2 - 4 cm thick, pinkish to violet externally, lighter internally. Smooth, punctuate surface, sometimes with small tubercles: 0.1 - 0.2 cm high; 0.1 cm wide. Compressible, but soft. Oscules scattered: 0.5 - 1 cm wide (Ref. 415). Grows massive or in rounded mounds (Ref. 86785). |
Body thickness: 4 cm (Ref. 415). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
C: Ref. 108813. |
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