Crinoidea |
Comatulida |
Comatulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 111335). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize, Costa Rica and Panama.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
This is an epibenthic species found on rocky bottoms at depths of 6 to 15 m (Ref. 83942).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Crinoidea are gonochoric. During spawning, the pinnule walls rupture and the eggs and sperms are shed into the seawater. Life cycle: Embryos elongate into free-swimming larvae (doliolaria) which later sink to the bottom where they metamorphose into stalked sessile crinoid.
Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson. 2000. (Ref. 86570)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.6 - 28.1, mean 27.6 (based on 70 cells).
