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Salmacis belli Döderlein, 1902
The Short spined sea urchin inhabits rocks and rubble areas covered with algae and lives also in seagrass beds in a depth range of 3 to 125 meters.
The Short spined sea urchin is nocturnal and consume huge amounts of algae, including coralline algae and incrusting invertebrates.
It´s body size is about 4 inches (10 cm), with very short spines, see the english name.
Synonymised names
Salmacis sphaeroides belli Döderlein, 1902 · unaccepted (accepted at species rank)
Salmacis sphaeroides var. belli Döderlein, 1902 · unaccepted ((Infrasubspecific taxon that is...)
Direct children (2)
Subspecies Salmacis belli unicolor Mortensen, 1942
Variety Salmacis belli var. unicolor Mortensen, 1942 accepted as Salmacis belli unicolor Mortensen, 1942 (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4)
The Short spined sea urchin inhabits rocks and rubble areas covered with algae and lives also in seagrass beds in a depth range of 3 to 125 meters.
The Short spined sea urchin is nocturnal and consume huge amounts of algae, including coralline algae and incrusting invertebrates.
It´s body size is about 4 inches (10 cm), with very short spines, see the english name.
Synonymised names
Salmacis sphaeroides belli Döderlein, 1902 · unaccepted (accepted at species rank)
Salmacis sphaeroides var. belli Döderlein, 1902 · unaccepted ((Infrasubspecific taxon that is...)
Direct children (2)
Subspecies Salmacis belli unicolor Mortensen, 1942
Variety Salmacis belli var. unicolor Mortensen, 1942 accepted as Salmacis belli unicolor Mortensen, 1942 (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4)
