Microcionidae () |
15 cm H (male/unsexed) |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 27 m |
Western Central Atlantic. |
Clusters or single vase-like tubes: 5 - 15 cm high. Bright red to orange externally, and internally. Very spiky surface. Compressible but resilient to the touch (Ref. 415). |
In Bocas Del Torro, on deeper edges of reefs: 14 to 18 m deep covered by mud. Elsewhere found on reefs under 10 m deep (Ref. 415). Also in mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Known from south Florida (Ref. 85482). C: Ref. 108813; O: Ref. 85482. |
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