Ecology
Habitat
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 111 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 1913
Temperature range (°C): 0.392 - 28.008
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.729 - 44.212
Salinity (PPS): 34.020 - 37.969
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.451 - 6.478
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.112 - 3.298
Silicate (umol/l): 1.778 - 147.312
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 1913
Temperature range (°C): 0.392 - 28.008
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.729 - 44.212
Salinity (PPS): 34.020 - 37.969
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.451 - 6.478
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.112 - 3.298
Silicate (umol/l): 1.778 - 147.312
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Antedon
Antedon is a genus of free-swimming, stemless crinoids. The genus first appeared in the fossil record in the Cretaceous period.[2]
Characteristics
Members of this genus have no stems but have five pairs of feathery arms arising from a central concave disc. There are a number of cirri or unbranched appendages on a low, cone-shaped dorsal ossicle, a bone-like structure in the centre of the disc. The mouth and the ambulacral grooves are also on the upper surface. Clawed cirri on the lower surface provide temporary attachment to the substrate.[3] There is great variability in the morphological features in Antedonids found in different habitats and the main distinguishing feature among the species is the number of cirri.[4]
Species
The following species are recognised in the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Antedon arabica AH Clark & AM Clark
- Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)
- Antedon duebeni Böhlsche, 1866
- Antedon mediterranea (Lamarck, 1816)
- Antedon nuttingi (AH Clark, 1936)
- Antedon parviflora (AH Clark, 1912)
- Antedon petasus (Düben & Koren, 1846)
References
- ^ a b Antedon - de Freminville, 1811 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Antedon pinnulata The Fossil Museum. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Family Antedonidae Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ De Domenicoa, F., S. Giacobbea & P. Rinellib (2009). "The genus Antedon (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) in the Strait of Messina and the nearby Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean)". Italian Journal of Zoology 76 (1): 70–75. doi:10.1080/11250000802086011. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11250000802086011.
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