''Echinoderes'' is a
genus of
mud dragons first described in 1863.
[Sørensen, Martin Vinther, et al.]
An exploration of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) in Korean and neighboring waters, with the description of four new species and a redescription of E. tchefouensis Lou, 1934.
Zootaxa 3368 (2012): 161-196. It is the largest genus within class
Kinorhyncha.
It is a highly diverse genus, with member species that inhabit "most marine benthic substrates, on latitudes ranging from the Arctic to the tropics, and from the intertidal zone down to the deep sea."
[ Species on the east coasts of North and South America have been extensively studied by Robert P. Higgins.][ Species in east Asia have been extensively studied by A. V. Adrianov.][
Members of ''Echinoderes'' are sexually dimorphic.
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Species
Over 75 species are accepted within ''Echinoderes'':Echinoderes cernunnos
''Echinoderes cernunnos'' is a species of mud dragons first found in coastal and subtidal locations around the Korean Peninsula and in the East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshor ...
'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes citrinus'' Zelinka, 1928
* '' Echinoderes collinae'' Sørensen, 2006
* '' Echinoderes coulli'' Higgins, 1977
* '' Echinoderes dujardinii'' Claparède, 1863
* '' Echinoderes ehlersi'' Zelinka, 1913
* '' Echinoderes elongatus'' (Nyholm, 1947)
* '' Echinoderes eximus'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* '' Echinoderes ferrugineus'' Zelinka, 1928
* '' Echinoderes filispinosus'' Adrianov, 1989
* '' Echinoderes gerardi'' Higgins, 1978
* '' Echinoderes gizoensis'' Thormar & Sørensen, 2010
* '' Echinoderes higginsi'' Huys & Coomans, 1989
* '' Echinoderes hispanicus'' Pardos, Higgins & Benito, 1998
* '' Echinoderes horni'' Higgins, 1983
* '' Echinoderes imperforatus'' Higgins, 1983
* '' Echinoderes intermedius'' Sørensen, 2006
* '' Echinoderes isabelae'' GaOrdóñez, Pardos & Benito, 2008
* '' Echinoderes kanni'' Thormar & Sørensen, 2010
* '' Echinoderes koreanus'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes kozloffi'' Higgins, 1977
* '' Echinoderes krishnaswamyi'' Higgins, 1985
* '' Echinoderes kristenseni'' Higgins, 1985
* '' Echinoderes lanceolatus'' Chang & Song, 2002
* '' Echinoderes levanderi'' Karling, 1955
* '' Echinoderes malakhovi'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes maxwelli'' (Omer-Cooper, 1957)
* '' Echinoderes microaperturus'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes multisetosus'' Adrianov, 1989
* '' Echinoderes neospinosus'' GaOrdóñez, Pardos & Benito, 2008
* '' Echinoderes newcaledoniensis'' Higgins, 1967
* '' Echinoderes obtuspinosus'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes ohtsukaii'' Yamasaki & Kajihara, 2012
* '' Echinoderes pacificus'' Schmidt, 1974
* '' Echinoderes parrai'' GaOrdóñez, Pardos & Benito, 2008
* '' Echinoderes pennaki'' Higgins, 1960
* '' Echinoderes peterseni'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* '' Echinoderes pilosus'' Lang, 1949
* '' Echinoderes remanei'' (Blake, 1930)
* '' Echinoderes rex'' Lundbye, Rho & Sørensen, 2011
* '' Echinoderes riedli'' Higgins, 1966
* '' Echinoderes sensibilis'' Adrianov, Murakami & Shirayama, 2002
* '' Echinoderes setiger'' (Greeff, 1869)
* '' Echinoderes skipperae'' Sørensen & Landers, 2014
* '' Echinoderes spinifurca'' Sørensen, Heiner & Ziemer, 2005
* '' Echinoderes stockmani'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes subfuscus'' Zelinka, 1928
* '' Echinoderes sublicarum'' Higgins, 1977
* '' Echinoderes svetlanae'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes tchefouensis'' Lou, 1934
* '' Echinoderes teretis'' Brown, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes truncatus'' Higgins, 1983
* '' Echinoderes tubilak'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* '' Echinoderes ulsanensis'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes wallaceae'' Higgins, 1983
* '' Echinoderes worthingi'' Southern, 1914
References
Kinorhyncha
Animals described in 1863
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