Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Green-spined salmacis

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Salmacis sphaeroides AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Salmacis sphaeroides

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Echinoidea | Camarodonta | Temnopleuridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Mức độ sâu 0 - 124 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 95661). Tropical

Distribution Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Những chỉ dẫn

Indo-West Pacific: China to Solomon Islands and Australia.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Weight / Age

Chín muồi sinh dục: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Short description Hình thái học

Shape varies from oval to conical. Spines are short and thin, with those nearer the oral surface being broad and flat. Color varies from white to olive green. Spines are green with reddish-brown, purple, white, or green brands.

Maximum spine length: 1.5 cm. Inhabits shallow seagrass beds but can also be found at depths 90 m. Covers itself with debris or shells for camouflage purposes (Ref. 800). Omnivore. Feed on algae and small soft-bodied organisms (Ref. 125532).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Eggs | Sự sinh sản | Larvae

Members of the class Echinoidea are gonochoric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, eggs are held either on the peristome, around the periproct or deep into the concavities on the petaloids. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (echinoplateus) and live for several months before they sink to the bottom using their tube feet to adhere on the ground where they metamorphose into young urchins.