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