Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929)
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Family:  Tetillidae ()
Max. size:  10 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Spherical to sub-spherical up to 10 cm in diameter, yellow to gray externally, lighter internally. Surface strongly hispid or furry. Porocalices abundant up to 0.3 cm wide. Oscules rare, 0.2 - 0.3 cm wide. Soft and compressible (Ref. 415).
Biology:  Actual minimum depth (0.4 m) from Ref. 87163.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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