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Family: Strongylocentrotidae



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8 species (see list below)
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Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
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Max. Length 19 cm WD
 
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
[Red Sea urchin]

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Northern Pacific, Norther
Max. Length 10 cm WD
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller, 1776)

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Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
[Northern sea urchin]
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Strongylocentrotus fragilis
[Orange-pink sea urchin]
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Strongylocentrotus intermedius
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Strongylocentrotus pallidus
[Pale urchin]
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Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus
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Max. Length 8.5 cm WD
 
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
[ purple urchin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus Western Central Pacific 1863
Mesocentrotus franciscanus Red Sea urchin Arctic and Northern Pacif 19 WD 1863
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Northern sea urchin Northern Pacific, Norther 10 WD 1776
Strongylocentrotus fragilis Orange-pink sea urchin Northeast Pacific. 1912
Strongylocentrotus intermedius Northeast Pacific. 1863
Strongylocentrotus pallidus Pale urchin Arctic, Northern Pacific 1871
Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus Arctic, Northern Pacific 1907
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus purple urchin Eastern Pacific 8.5 WD 1857



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