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Red Encrusting Sponge

Aspect:	A bright red or pink spongy mass with sparse white surface areas boasting randomly scattered excurrent chimneys from which radiate vein-like surface canals. Unlike other similar-looking encrusting sponges, these canals are darker than the body of the mass.
Population:	Occasional.
Notable feature:	CAUTION: There is very little detailed literature on the species, and the little there is proves inconsistent as some sources call it Manonchora barbadensis while others designate it Monanchora arbuscula. *It now appears that only Monanchora arbuscula* is the accepted designation.**
Environment:	Protected and recessed areas (which may explain rare visibility).
Behaviour:	-

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