Halichondria melanadocia de Laubenfels, 1936
Sponge
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Family:  Halichondriidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 5 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Massive-amorphous to ramose, black to dark green externally, black with yellow tinges internally. Surface varies from smooth, to tuberculate to conulose. Oscules raised above the body: 0.3 - 10 cm wide. Compressible to the touch. Smooth surface, with detachable skin (Ref. 415).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  C: Refs. 108813, 123192; O: Refs. 85482, 836.

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