Massive lobate (4-10 cm thick) to ramose. Color variable, from red and orenage to yellow-green externally, orange-yellow internally. Smooth, highly contractile. Oscules 0.3-1 cm wide. Dense, and compressible.Distribution: Tropical Atlantic, tropical Pacific, Antilles.Habitat: Common, on mangrove roots.
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Habitat: Common, on mangrove roots. Distribution: Tropical Atlantic, tropical Pacific, Antilles. Characteristics: Massive lobate (4-10 cm thick) to ramose. Color variable, from red and orenage to yellow-green externally, orange-yellow internally. Smooth, highly contractile. Oscules 0.3-1 cm wide. Dense, and compressible. Notes: Previously reported as Suberites auriantaca and Terpios zeteki. Synonyms: Terpios aurantiaca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Terpios zeteki de Laubenfels, 1936