Cidaris cidaris has a small central test from which project a number of long, blunt, widely separated primary spines and a dense covering of short secondary spines. The primaries are pale grey, tipped with green and the secondaries are pale green. The test has a diameter of 7 cm (2.8 in) to 8 cm (3.1 in) and the spines are twice as long as this.[2] The sea urchin often has bits of algae, sponge or other organisms adhering to the spines.[2]
Distributionedit
Cidaris cidaris is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea in deep water on coral, rock and gravel bottoms. Its range extends from Cape Verde, the Azores and the Canary Islands northwards to the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is also found on knolls and seamounts[1] at depths down to about 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).[3]
Biologyedit
Cidaris cidaris feeds on sponges, sea fans and algae.[2]
Cidaris cidaris is one of a number of species of sea urchin that can suffer from bald sea urchin disease.[4]
^ abc"Cidaris cidaris (Linnaeus, 1758)" (in Spanish). asturnatura.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^Tyler, P. A.; Gage, J. D. (1984). "The reproductive biology of echinothuriid and cidarid sea urchins from the deep sea (Rockall Trough, North-East Atlantic Ocean)". Marine Biology. 80: 63–74. doi:10.1007/BF00393129.
^Jangoux, Michel (1987). "Diseases of Echinodermata: Diseases caused by micro-organisms". Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 2: 147–162. doi:10.3354/dao002147.
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cidaris, cidaris, species, urchin, commonly, known, long, spine, slate, urchin, found, deep, water, eastern, atlantic, ocean, mediterranean, dried, specimenscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, echinodermataclass, echinoideaorder,. Cidaris cidaris is a species of sea urchin commonly known as the long spine slate pen sea urchin It is found in deep water in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea Cidaris cidarisCidaris cidaris Dried specimenScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum EchinodermataClass EchinoideaOrder CidaroidaFamily CidaridaeGenus CidarisSpecies C cidarisBinomial nameCidaris cidaris Linnaeus 1758 1 Synonyms 1 Cidaris borealisDuben 1844 Cidaris hystrix Lamarck 1816 Cidaris papillataLeske 1778 Cidarites hystrixLamarck 1816 Dorocidaris papillata Leske 1778 Echinus cidarisLinnaeus 1758 Leiocidaris hystrix Lamarck 1816 Leiocidaris papillata Leske 1778 Orthocidaris hystrix Lamarck 1816 Orthocidaris papillata Leske 1778 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Biology 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription editCidaris cidaris has a small central test from which project a number of long blunt widely separated primary spines and a dense covering of short secondary spines The primaries are pale grey tipped with green and the secondaries are pale green The test has a diameter of 7 cm 2 8 in to 8 cm 3 1 in and the spines are twice as long as this 2 The sea urchin often has bits of algae sponge or other organisms adhering to the spines 2 Distribution editCidaris cidaris is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea in deep water on coral rock and gravel bottoms Its range extends from Cape Verde the Azores and the Canary Islands northwards to the Faroe Islands and Norway It is also found on knolls and seamounts 1 at depths down to about 1 800 metres 5 900 ft 3 Biology editCidaris cidaris feeds on sponges sea fans and algae 2 Cidaris cidaris is one of a number of species of sea urchin that can suffer from bald sea urchin disease 4 See also editCidaris abyssicolaReferences edit a b c Kroh Andreas 2012 Cidaris cidaris Linnaeus 1758 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2013 04 25 a b c Cidaris cidaris Linnaeus 1758 in Spanish asturnatura com Retrieved 25 April 2013 Tyler P A Gage J D 1984 The reproductive biology of echinothuriid and cidarid sea urchins from the deep sea Rockall Trough North East Atlantic Ocean Marine Biology 80 63 74 doi 10 1007 BF00393129 Jangoux Michel 1987 Diseases of Echinodermata Diseases caused by micro organisms Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2 147 162 doi 10 3354 dao002147 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cidaris cidaris amp oldid 1037362747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
