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Echinus (sea urchin)
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Echinus is a genus of sea urchin
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Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...
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Species
Species in this genus include:- Echinus acutusEchinus acutusEchinus acutus is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, commonly known as the white sea urchin. It is an omnivore and feeds on algae and small invertebrates.-Description:...
de Lamarck, 1816 - Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903
- Echinus alexandri Danielssen & Koren, 1883
- Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1846
- Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
- Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904
- Echinus gracilis A. Agassiz, 1869
- Echinus meloEchinus meloEchinus melo is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, commonly known as the melon sea urchin.-Description:E. melo grows up to 17cm in diameter. It is spherical or slightly cone-shaped and the colour of the test is mainly pinkish, yellowish or greenish-yellow and banded with white and...
Lamarck, 1816 - Echinus tenuispinus' Norman, 1868
- Echinus tylodesEchinus tylodesEchinus tylodes is a species of sea urchin in the Echinidae family. It is found in the Gulf of Mexico.-References:*K. Serafy, Distribution, diet and reproduction in the genus Echinus: Evidence for recent diversification?, Echinoderm Research 1995....
H. L. Clark, 1912