Salmaciella oligopora Sea urchin

Salmaciella oligopora is commonly referred to as Sea urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 513530

Scientific:: Salmaciella oligopora
German:: Seeigel
English:: Sea Urchin

Category:: Sjøpinnsvin

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Temnopleuridae (Family) > Salmaciella (Genus) > oligopora (Species)
Initial determination:: (H.L. Clark, ), 1916

Occurrence:: Bass Strait, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Australian Bigh, Great Barrier Reef, New South Wales (Australia), Philippines, Pulisan, South Australia, Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia
Sea depth:: 10 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Continental shelf, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Detritus
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Salmaciella dussumieri
Salmaciella erythracis
Salmaciella oligopora
Seeigel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-04-05 18:40:40
Last edit:: 2024-12-04 11:15:35

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Salmaciella oligopora ist ein recht kleiner Seeigel, dem insgesamt wenig Bedeutung zukommt.

Seine Farbe variiert von rot bis schwarz, aber das rote Kreuz ist immer deutlich sichtbar.

Salmaciella oligopora kann sich schnell fortbewegen und bis zu 42 cm in einer Minute zurücklegen (Miskelly, 2002).

Synonym: Salmacis oligopora H.L. Clark, 1916

Salmacis oligopora H.L. Clark, 1916

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First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast, South India (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2024.
First Record of Sea Urchin Salmaciella oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1916) (Echinoidea; Camarodonta; Temnopleuridae) from India : its Structural and Molecular Analysis (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2024.
Port Stephens Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2024.
Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia (en). Abgerufen am 05.04.2024.

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