Echinoderes sensibilis

Echinoderes sensibilis Adrianov, Murakami & Shirayama, 2002

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Family:	Echinoderidae ()
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Environment:	benthic; marine
Distribution:	Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Diagnosis:	Presence of middorsal spines on segments 6 to 10; lateral spines/tubules on segments 4, 7 to 12; lateral spines on segment 8 clearly shorter than the other lateral spines; remarkable trapezium-like subventral fields of minute cuticular hairs on segments 5 to 12. The position of numerous sensory spots, large sieve areas, glandular tubes and the shape of terminal tergal and sternal extensions; lateral terminal spines 43-47% of trunk length (Ref. 318).
Biology:	Known from masses of the red algae Corallina pilulifera growing in intertidal pools (Ref. 318).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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