Echinoderes truncatus Higgins, 1983
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Family:  Echinoderidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Caribbean: Belize.
Diagnosis:  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:  Found in mixtures of coralline mud and seagrass detritus, with occasional seagrass (Ref. 1409).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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