Crinoidea |
Comatulida |
Tropiometridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 106682). Temperate
Indo-West Pacific: Japan to northern Australia and Kermadec.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Suspension feeder (Ref. 116259).
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.
Andrew, N. and M. Francis 2003 The living reef. The ecology of New Zealand's rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, New Zealand. 283pp. (Ref. 82739)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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