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Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Strongylocentrotidae

Genus: Strongylocentrotus

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6 species (see list below)
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

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

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
[Northern sea urchin]
No picture found
 
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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