Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Rützler, 1971
Variable boring sponge
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Family:  Phloeodictyidae ()
Max. size:  6 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 5 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Diagnosis:  Yellow tube bearing oscula: 1 - 6 cm high; 0.9 - 3 cm wide, coming out of dead coral, with or without tissue covered by inhalant papilla. Excavating sponges, bright yellow sometimes with reddish tinges externally, and lighter yellow internally. Surface micro hispid, and sinuous. High quantities of mucus released when broken (Ref. 415).
Biology:  Depth based on the Caribbean from Ref. 415.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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