Callyspongia fallax

Callyspongia fallax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

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Family:	Callyspongiidae ()
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Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 2 - 18 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Diagnosis:	Growth form: clustered interconnected tubes, or flat, lobate mass that forms upright, short interconnected tubes. Surface is smooth; slightly irregular in lobate individuals. External color: bright to pale blue, mauve, brownish, gray with whitish spots, or off-white. Internal color paler than exterior. Firm spongy consistency. May vary with depth: bright blue interconnected tubes form in deeper water; grey-whitish irregular forms in coral crevices.
Biology:	Common in reefs with depths between 6 to 24 m (Ref. 85482). Also found in mangroves (Ref. 86836).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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