Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929)
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Family:  Tetillidae ()
Max. size:  10 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 3 - 80 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean.
Diagnosis:  Globular up to 10 cm wide, pockmarked or pitted with blind concave depressions (porocalices): 0.3 - 1.5 cm wide; oscules 0.1 - 0.5 cm wide sometimes visible on the top of the sponge. Orange to yellow externally, lighter internally (Ref. 415). May also be hemispheric in high-energy environments, and pear-shaped in quiet water with high sedimentation. Specimens larger than 8 cm may be massive and cake-shaped. Very firm consistency (Ref. 85482).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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