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Species Echinoecus pentagonus (A. Milne Edwards, 1879)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific Oceans.


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IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, reef, subtidal, symbiotic.

Extra Ecological Information

Associated with echinoids including: Diadema savigni (Michelin) (Diadematidae), Diadema setosum (Leske) (Diadematidae), Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas) (Diadematidae), Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus), Heterocentrotus mammilatus (Linnaeus) (Echinometridae), Pseudocentrotus depressus (Agassiz) (Strongylocentrotidae), adult females typically live in the rectum, whereas males live externally on the test.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
04-Jun-2012 04-Jun-2012 MOVED
10-May-2012 10-May-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)