Hymerhabdiidae () |
4 cm OT (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; brackish; marine |
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Panama, Venezuela, Jamaica and Caribbean. |
Encrusting: 0.3 - 4 cm thick; dull orange to yellow externally, lighter internally. Surface visually smooth in thin specimens, rugose on thicker ones. Oscules with transparent membranes: 0.1 - 0.6 cm in diameter with thin 0.1 - 0.2 cm canals departing radially. Soft and compressible, easy to tear (Ref. 415). |
Maximum body thickness: 4 cm (Ref. 415). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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