Plakortis lita

Plakortis lita de Laubenfels, 1954

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Family:	Plakinidae ()
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Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 5 - 24 m
Distribution:	Western Pacific.
Diagnosis:	Thickly encrusting with smooth surface. Texture is soft, fleshy and compressible; easy to tear. Reddish brown color; brighter and darker at the ectosome.
Biology:	Maximum depth from Ref. 116210. Known from depths between 5 to 17 m. Encrusts empty bivalve shells and coral rubbles (Ref. 84985). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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