| Family: |
Tedaniidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 37 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific and Western Central Atlantic: Hawaii and Caribbean wide. |
| Diagnosis: |
Massive amorphous to lobate, with smooth, to tuberculate surface. Bright red or orange red. Oscules: 1 - 2 cm wide on top of lobes. Soft, compressible, easily torn (Ref. 415). |
| Biology: |
Shallow reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds. Very common in the Caribbean (Ref. 415). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302, 86735). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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