Lytechinus semituberculatus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Toxopneustidae |
Genus: | Lytechinus |
Species: | L. semituberculatus
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Binomial name | |
Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846)
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Lytechinus semituberculatus, commonly known as the green hedgehog or green sea urchin, is a sea urchin found in the coast of the Galapagos Islands.[1] It is recognizable by its green coloration. Its conservation status is unknown.
Gallery
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Lytechinus semituberculatus scan
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Lytechinus semituberculatus scan
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Lytechinus semituberculatus in its natural habitat
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista de Especies de Galápagos". www.darwinfoundation.org (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-16.