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Ircinia felix (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Stinker sponge |
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| Family: | Irciniidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 0.2 cm H (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Variable growth forms: massive-amorphous, globular, thickly encrusting, flabellate or irregularly branching. Reddish-brown to grey externally; tan internally. Conulose surface: 0.1 - 0.2 cm cm high; 0.2 - 0.3 cm apart. Membrane-bearing oscules: 0.1 - 0.8 cm wide; with white or dark rims, scattered. Compressible; rubbery, extremely tough to be cut. Spicules absent (Ref. 415, 85482). | |||
| Biology: | Common on mangroves (Ref. 415). Massive forms usually found on reefs; while branching and more lobate forms inhabit quieter shallow inshore hard bottoms, sediment and seagrass beds (Ref. 85482). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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