Echinoidea |
Camarodonta |
Temnopleuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 124 m (Ref. 95661). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: China to Solomon Islands and Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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.
Schoppe, S. 2000 A guide to common shallow water sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars (echinoderms) of the Philippines. Times Media Private Limited, Singapore. 144 p. (Ref. 800)
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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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.5 - 29, mean 28.1 (based on 1412 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
