Phakellia pulcherrima (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
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Family:  Axinellidae ()
Max. size:  12 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean.
Diagnosis:  Pale orange-brown to brown when alive and pale beige in ethanol. Small, club-shaped with short cylindrical stalk, enlarged basal holdfast and several very thin, leaf-like, flattened branches with even margins.
Biology:  Found in outer reef slopes (Ref. 124029).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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