WoRMS name details
original description
(of Reniera coccinea Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52.</em> 294-368, pls XVI-XX. page(s): 307-308 [details]
additional source
Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Description: Irregularly encrusting, 10-12 cm long and wide. Surface smooth to faintly domed and undulating. Oscules regularly spaced, elevated up to 0.5 cm. Exudes copious clear mucus when broken. Fairly compressible and crumbly with granular texture. Colour brilliant red with a whitish sheen due to surface sand-grains. Habitat: vertical faces on fringing reef (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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