La famille des Arachnoididae comprend :
- Les Fellaster (Nouvelle-Zélande et Est de l’Australie),
- Les Ammotrophus ( Sud et Ouest du Pacifique),
- et les Arachnoides (largement distribué dans l’Ouest du Pacifique).
Fellaster zelandiae
. broad combed areas
. four to six distal interambulacral plates on oral side
. no naked midline
. pair of ambulacral plates interrupting the interambulacra enlarged ; up to six distal ambulacral plates
. periproct on the aboral side distinctly more than its own diameter distant from the posterior margin
. no furrow
. New Zealand, Australia
Ammotrophus cyclius
. narrow combed areas
. four to six distal interambulacral plates on oral side
. no naked midline in oral posterior interambulacrum
. pair of ambulacral plates interrupting the interambulacra enlarged ; up to eight distal ambulacral plates
. periproct on the oral side about 1/3 of distance from margin to peristome ; notch as the margin
. SW Australia
Arachnoides placenta
. broad combed areas
. two distal interambulacral plates on oral side
. naked midline in oral posterior interambulacrum
. second ambulacral plates from the peristome not enlarged
. periproct on the aboral side immediately above the posterior margin ;
. distinct short furrow to a notch at the margin
. NW Australia + Malayan region
Arachnoides tenuis
. broad combed areas
. two distal interambulacral plates on oral side
. no naked midline
. second ambulacral plates from the peristome noticeably enlarged
. periproct on the aboral side immediately above the posterior margin,
. no notch, no furrow
. NW Australia
Ceci est le résumé d'un tableau tiré de "Sea urchins, a guide to worldwide shallow water species" - Heinke Schultz - 2005 (ma "bible").
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Coco