Cidaris rugosa (H.L. Clark, 1907 )

Mah, Christopher L., 2020, New species, occurrence records and observations of predation by deep-sea Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the North Atlantic by NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer, Zootaxa 4766 (2), pp. 201-260 : 245-247

Cidaris rugosa (H.L. Clark, 1907)

Figures 21 A–B, 22A–B

Cidaris rugosa was identified based on the spine shape, including the spine tip morphology as outlined in Phelan (1970). Occurrence of this species was based on Phelan (1970) and enhanced by USNM collection records and new occurrence from Pawson and Pawson (2013).

Occurrence: Georgia, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Mexico 130–788 m

Images Examined: See below.

Figures

FIGURE 21. Large feeding aggregation. Peltaster placenta, Plinthaster dentatus, and Cidaris rugosa attacking a rissoid sponge. A. Wide angle. B. Closer view on predation within the spongocoel.