User:KOSMiKiNG/Brissus latecarinatus

Brissus latecarinatus (Keeled heart urchin)
Comments by A. Faucci (Apr 10, 2024):

Nice work on finding lots of great information. To polish your draft before copying it over to the main article please work on the following:


 * Make sure you cover all the required information divided into correct sections: Description (how do they look?, this can include some biology, like what their life cycle), Distribution & Habitat (geographic distribution first, then habitat)
 * Make sure you only include information for your exact species, not heart urchins or urchins in general. Not sure anything under life cycle in for your exact species. You can just add a sentence at the end of Description saying that their life cycle is that of most urchins and link to a wikipedia page on urchins, or something like that.
 * You can delete the classification/Taxonomy info as that is already in the taxabox.
 * Make sure your sentences are all easy to understand and have perfect grammar. Remember that this is an encyclopedia read by people across the world who might not have English as a first language.
 * Make sure that each sentence (not just section) is connected to a reference using the cite function.
 * Make sure you use the Wikipedia formatting: section headings should be in Heading format (see the Paragraph drop-down menu)
 * Make sure all your scientific species names are in italics. Also, the genus needs to be written out at the beginning of a sentence.
 * Add at least 3-4 more sources:
 * https://eol.org/pages/598139
 * https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/echinoderms/urchins/brissus-latecarinatus.htm
 * Hoover Invert book (I emailed you photos)

Taxonomy

Distribution

Distributed throughout the indo-pacific in tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, and all oceans connecting the two bodies of water. They can be found on reefs at depths of 0-45 feet.

Life Cycle

Individuals from the Echinoidea class are gonochoric. External fertilization occurs. Eggs are retained on the peristome, near the periproct, or deep inside the concavities on the petaloids during the typical practice of brooding. Life cycle: Embryos grow into planktotrophic larvae (echinoplateus), which descend to the bottom and use their tube feet to cling to the earth where they eventually transform into juvenile urchins. This process takes many months.

Behavior

inhabits places with seagrass and sandy bottoms; it is constantly immersed in the sand. buries itself in the sand, processing it to get rid of debris and other clinging materials.