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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Phyllacanthus imperialis (in situ)
Description
On its long primary spines the sea urchin "walks" over the stony ground. The newly grown primary spines on the upper side are reddish, the older ones are overgrown by encrusting organisms.
Egypt, Red Sea.
Author
Moosleitner, Horst
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Echinoidea taxa
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Phyllacanthus imperialis
(Lamarck, 1816)
checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24
From reference
Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Moosleitner, Horst
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