| Mycalidae () |
| 10 cm BRW (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean wide. |
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Thin or thick encrustations. Surface is smooth and porous, covered by a transparent membrane. When substrate is overturned, distinct canals converging on oscules are visible. Round oscules, found along the outer edge of the surface; elevated by a tall transparent collar membrane with fine parallel lines. Orange-yellow externally, lighter internally (Ref. 415); specimens may be white in dark habitats. Canals and oscular membrane whitish to transparent. Fragile. Easily torn, spicule tracts may be slightly tough. Exudate absent (Ref. 85482). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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