''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.
]
Species
Over 75 species are accepted within ''Echinoderes'':Echinoderes agigens
''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 redesc ...
'' Bacescu, 1968
* '' Echinoderes andamanensis'' Higgins & Rao, 1979
* '' Echinoderes angustus'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* '' Echinoderes applicitus'' Ostmann, Nordhaus & Sørensen, 2012
* '' Echinoderes aquilonius'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* ''Echinoderes arlis
''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 redesc ...
'' Higgins, 1966
* '' Echinoderes aspinosus'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes augustae'' Sørensen & Landers, 2014
* '' Echinoderes aureus'' Adrianov, Murakami & Shirayama, 2002
* '' Echinoderes bengalensis'' (Timm, 1958)
* '' Echinoderes bermudensis'' Higgins, 1982
* '' Echinoderes bispinosus'' Higgins, 1982
* '' Echinoderes bookhouti'' Higgins, 1964
* '' Echinoderes brevicaudatus'' Higgins, 1977
* '' Echinoderes canariensis'' Greeff, 1869
* '' Echinoderes cantabricus'' Pardos, Higgins & Benito, 1998
* '' Echinoderes capitatus'' (Zelinka, 1928)
* '' Echinoderes caribiensis'' Kirsteuer, 1964
* '' Echinoderes cavernus'' Sørensen, Jörgensen & Boesgaard, 2000
* ''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
''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 redesc ...
'' 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
''Echinoderes microaperturus'' 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 ...
'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes multisetosus'' Adrianov, 1989
* '' Echinoderes neospinosus'' GaOrdóñez, Pardos & Benito, 2008
* '' Echinoderes newcaledoniensis'' Higgins, 1967
* ''Echinoderes obtuspinosus
''Echinoderes obtuspinosus'' 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 of ...
'' Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012
* '' Echinoderes ohtsukaii'' Yamasaki & Kajihara, 2012
* ''Echinoderes pacificus
''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 redesc ...
'' Schmidt, 1974
* '' Echinoderes parrai'' GaOrdóñez, Pardos & Benito, 2008
* '' Echinoderes pennaki'' Higgins, 1960
* '' Echinoderes peterseni'' Higgins & Kristensen, 1988
* '' Echinoderes pilosus'' Lang, 1949
* ''Echinoderes remanei
''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 redesc ...
'' (Blake, 1930)
* ''Echinoderes rex
''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 redesc ...
'' Lundbye, Rho & Sørensen, 2011
* '' Echinoderes riedli'' Higgins, 1966
* '' Echinoderes sensibilis'' Adrianov, Murakami & Shirayama, 2002
* ''Echinoderes setiger
''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 redesc ...
'' (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
''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 redesc ...
'' Adrianov, 1999 in Adrianov & Malakhov, 1999
* '' Echinoderes wallaceae'' Higgins, 1983
* '' Echinoderes worthingi'' Southern, 1914
References
Kinorhyncha
Animals described in 1863
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