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Family: Cidaridae



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54 species (see list below)
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Acanthocidaris maculicollis
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Austrocidaris canaliculata
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Centrocidaris doederleini
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Chondrocidaris brevispina
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Chondrocidaris gigantea
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Cidaris abyssicola
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Cidaris blakei
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Coudre, Christian

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Cidaris cidarisunspecified

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Cidaris cidaris
[Pencil urchin]
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Cidaris rugosa
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Compsocidaris pyrsacantha
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm WD
Eucidaris metularia(Lamarck, 1816)

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Eucidaris metularia
[Ten-lined urchin]
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Max. Length 15 cm WD
 
Eucidaris thouarsii
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Max. Length 13 cm WD
 
Eucidaris tribuloides
[Slate pencil urchin]
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Genocidaris maculata
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Goniocidaris florigera
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Goniocidaris parasol
[Parasol urchin]
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Goniocidaris spinosa
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Goniocidaris tenuispina
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Hesperocidaris asteriscus
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Hesperocidaris dubia
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Hesperocidaris panamensis
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Lissocidaris xanthe
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Ogmocidaris benhami
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Phyllacanthus dubius
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Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm WD
Phyllacanthus imperialisLamarck, 1816

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Phyllacanthus imperialis
[Lance urchin]
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Phyllacanthus parvispinus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Plococidaris verticillata(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Plococidaris verticillata
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Prionocidaris australis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Prionocidaris baculosa(Lamarck, 1816)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Prionocidaris baculosa
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Prionocidaris bispinosa
[Pencil sea urchin]
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Prionocidaris callista
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Prionocidaris glandulosa
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Prionocidaris thomasi
[Thomas' sea urchin]
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Psilocidaris echinulata
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Rhopalocidaris hirsutispina
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Schizocidaris fasciata
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Schizocidaris serrata
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Stereocidaris grandis
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Stereocidaris granularis
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Stereocidaris indica
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Stereocidaris ingolfiana
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Stereocidaris microtuberculata
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Stereocidaris purpurascens
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Stereocidaris stylifera
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Stereocidaris tubifera
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OCEANA

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Stylocidaris affinis(Philippi, 1845)

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Stylocidaris affinis
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Stylocidaris albidens
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Stylocidaris amboinae
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Stylocidaris annulosa
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Stylocidaris bracteata
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Stylocidaris effluens
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Stylocidaris lineata
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Stylocidaris maculosa
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Stylocidaris reini
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