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Family: Temnopleuridae



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36 species (see list below)
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Amblypneustes elevatus
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Desmechinus anomalus
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Desmechinus rufus
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Desmechinus versicolor
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Holopneustes inflatus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm WD
Mespilia globulus(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Mespilia globulus
[Globular sea urchin]
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Microcyphus ceylanicus
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Microcyphus excentricus
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Microcyphus keiensis
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Microcyphus rousseaui
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Prionechinus forbesianus
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Prionechinus sculptus
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Pseudechinus flemingi
[Fleming’s urchin]
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Pseudechinus magellanicus
[Little pink urchin]
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Pseudechinus variegatus
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Salmaciella dussumieri
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Salmaciella oligopora
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm WD
Salmacis belliDöderlein, 1902

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Salmacis belli
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Salmacis bicolor
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific

Salmacis sphaeroides(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Salmacis sphaeroides
[Green-spined salmacis]
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Salmacis virgulata
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Temnopleurus alexandri
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Temnopleurus apodus
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Temnopleurus decipiens
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Temnopleurus hardwickii
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Temnopleurus michaelseni
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Temnopleurus reevesii
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Temnopleurus toreumaticus
[Striped spine sea urchin]
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Temnotrema bothryoides
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Temnotrema maculatum
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Temnotrema pallescens
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Temnotrema pulchellum
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Temnotrema reticulatum
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Temnotrema sculptum
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Temnotrema siamense
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Temnotrema xishaensis
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