Spirastrellidae () |
0.5 cm OT (male/unsexed) |
sessile; brackish; marine |
Caribbean Sea: Belize and Panama. |
Encrusting: 0.3 - 0.5 cm thick, with meandering dermal canals that depart from large collared-oscula; 0.5 - 2 cm. Milky-orange, yellowish to brownish red externally, lighter to yellowish internally. Consistency soft, smooth surface (Ref. 415). |
Maximum body thickness: 0.5 cm (Ref. 415). Rare to common encrusting red mangrove roots, peat banks, and oyster shells (Ref. 415). Common to abundant in mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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