Cyclorhagida |
Echinorhagata |
Echinoderidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish. Tropical
Caribbean: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Mid-dorsal spines on segments 6 to 10. Lateral spines on segments 4, 7 to 12 with adhesive glands at the base of L-4 and L-7. Lateral terminal spines: long, between 164 to 192 um, 53.8 to 66.7% of trunk length; slightly shorter in males. Lateral accessory spines absent. Males lack lateral accessory spines but three pairs of penile spines are present. Fine cuticular hairs appear to be present but perforation site are notably absent (Ref. 1409).
Found in mixtures of various sediments, from sandy to mud to fine sediments, including mangrove and seagrass detritus (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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