Topsentia ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934)
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Family:  Halichondriidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Belize; Caribbean.
Diagnosis:  Stiff to hard. Globular to massive-amorphous with velvety-hispid surface; often buried in sediments or in hard substratum crevices. Pointed or lobed projecting elevations, sometimes with branchlets. Color: light brown-cinnamon to yellowish. Consistency: crumbly, hard, tough.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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