Higginsia coralloides

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Family:	Stelligeridae ()
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Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range - 60 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:	Scarlet red to orange. Erect cylinder or bushes. Spicules protrude from numerous evenly-spaced spiny, roundish processes forming the surface. Tough consistency.
Biology:	Dwells in lower mesophotic reefs, heavily silted reefs, coralline algae reefs, shallow coral reefs and hard substrates (Ref. 128739).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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