Ophiactis algicola
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Ophiactis algicola   Clark, 1933


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ophiactis algicola  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ophiuroidea | Amphilepidida | Ophiactidae

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 24 m (Ref. 111335).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: Belize.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Epibiotic (Ref. 111335). Found on seagrass Halimeda sp., and corals Porites sp. and Madracis sp. (Ref. 86568).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

The mode of reproduction is asexual fissiparity.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson 2000 Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 479:275-299. (Ref. 86570)

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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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 28, mean 26 (based on 282 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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