Cyclorhagida |
Echinorhagata |
Echinoderidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Caribbean: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Mid-dorsal spines: on segments 6 to 10, uniformly increasing in length posteriorly. Lateral spines: on segments 7 to 12, with adhesive glands at the base of L-4 and L-7. Lateral accessory spines: absent. Lateral terminal spines: long, between 152 to 168 um, 42.2 to 61.7% of trunk length. Abundant prominent cuticular perforation sites arranged in a distinctive pattern. Males possibly lack L-7 and with short seta instead of L-12 spine; lateral terminal accessory spine absent, instead with three pairs of penile spines (Ref. 1409).
Found in mixtures of coralline mud and seagrass detritus, with occasional seagrass (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum. 2005. (Ref. 19)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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