Family: |
Aplysinidae () |
Max. size: |
100 cm H (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 50 m |
Distribution: |
Western Atlantic. |
Diagnosis: |
Hollow cylinders: up to 100 cm high. Surface with deep grooves: 0.5 - 1 cm deep; and finely conulose; 0.05 - cm high and 50 - 100 cm apart. Yellow, green, ochre, or reddish-brown, externally, tan-yellowish internally. Oscules with membrane on top pf the tube; 2 - 8 cm diameter. Compressible but tough (Ref. 415). |
Biology: |
Maximum depth from Ref. 108813. Deeper parts of reefs; greater than 5 m deep (Ref. 415). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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