Salmacis virgulata Passion Salmacis Urchin

Salmacis virgulata is commonly referred to as Passion Salmacis Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7498 

AphiaID:

212448 

Scientific:

Salmacis virgulata 

German:

Passions-Seeigel 

English:

Passion Salmacis Urchin 

Category:

Zee-egels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Temnopleuridae (Family) > Salmacis (Genus) > virgulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 

Occurrence:

China, India, Japan, Madeira, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 52 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Coralline algae reef, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Ocean beach, Seashore, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows 

Size:

1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Carrion, Detritus, omnivore 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Salmacis belli
  Bells Salmacis
• 
  Salmacis bicolor
  Zweifarben-Seeigel
• Salmacis roseoviridis
• Salmacis rubricincta
• 
  Salmacis sphaeroides
  Grüner Seegrasseeigel
• 
  Salmacis virgulata
  Passions-Seeigel

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Salmacis sp. Pink Lady
  Pink Lady Seeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-06 09:17:45 

Last edit:

2025-12-04 14:22:29 

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