Reproductive Data for Echinoecus pentagonus (Edwards)
egg diameter | - |
reproductive season | - |
development | indirect (hatch as zoea), 3 zoeal and 1 megalopa stages |
occurrence | in rectum and peristome of sea urchin Echinothrix calamaris which live on coral and ledges around Hawaii, e.g., Kaneohe Bay |
references | P. Castro in Symbiosis between Echinoecus Pentagonus (Crustacea, Brachyura) and its host in Hawaii, Echinothrix calamaris (Echinoidea), 1969 |
Phylogenetic Information
phylum | Arthropoda (sub-phylum Crustacea) |
class | Malacostraca |
order | Decapoda |
family | Eumedonidae |
genus | Echinoecus |
species | pentagonus (Edwards) |
reproduction method | ovivorous |