Cyclorhagida |
Echinorhagata |
Echinoderidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA and Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Mid-dorsal spines: absent. Lateral spines: present on segments 4 and 7 to 11, with adhesive glands at the L-4 and L-7 base. Lateral accessory spines: dorsally adjacent to L-10. Lateral terminal spines: very long, ranges from 140 to 176 um, 62.5 to 89.8 % of trunk length; absent in males. Three pairs of penile spines present in males (Ref. 1409).
Recorded from seagrass areas and mixed coral sand, shell and rubble (Ref. 1409).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sørensen, M., A. Jørgensen and T.M. Boesgaard. 2000. (Ref. 1395)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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