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Tedania ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Fire sponge |
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| 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). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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