Clathria schoenus

Clathria schoenus (de Laubenfels, 1936)

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Family:	Microcionidae ()
Max. size:	15 cm H (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 35 m
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:	Thinly encrusting: 0.2 - 0.4 cm thickness to lobate, ramose, palmate or flabellate, with thin branches reaching 10 - 15 cm in height. Very characteristically colored externally orange to red with yellowish tinges. Very smooth, somewhat slippery surface. Soft and compressible in consistency (Ref. 415).
Biology:	Species grows on mangrove prop roots and seagrass beds (Ref. 86836). They are found in coral reefs and rocky bottoms (Ref. 83919).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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