Histocidaris ord subsp. fam var. indet, . sp. 2

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

"ord. Cidaroida" fam. indet. sp. 2

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Cidaroida sp. 2; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Echinoidea; order: Cidaroida; scientificNameAuthorship: Claus, 1880; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra W 1, Astove W 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 132 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 269.5 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Zoleka Filander , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Thick spines longer than body width. Length of spines varies, with ventral ones shorter and dorsal ones longer. The body surface is covered in short inconspicuous spines in between larger, more prominent ones. Maximum recorded size: 10 cm across. Colour a dark red with spines pale white (Fig. 137 ).

Figures

Figure 137. Cidaroida fam. indet. sp. 2. Astove W 1, 250 m.