Echinoderes truncatus

Echinoderes truncatus   Higgins, 1983

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cyclorhagida | Echinorhagata | Echinoderidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Caribbean: Belize.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K. (Ref. 19)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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