Echinoderes abbreviatus

Echinoderes abbreviatus Higgins, 1983

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Family:	Echinoderidae ()
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Environment:	benthic; marine
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Belize and Caribbean Sea.
Diagnosis:	Mid-dorsal spines present on segments 6, 8 and 10; uniformly increasing in length posteriorly. Lateral spines on segments 4, 7 to 11 with glands at the L-4 base. Lateral accessory sponge adjacent to L-10 dorsally; lateral terminal spines short and stubby, 36 to 45 um.
Biology:	Inhabits coarse coralligenous sand (Ref. 1395). Collected from fine calcareous sand with detritus (Ref. 1409).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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