Centrostephanus rodgersii
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Diadematoida |
Family: | Diadematidae |
Genus: | Centrostephanus |
Species: | C. rodgersii
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Binomial name | |
Centrostephanus rodgersii (A.Agassiz, 1864)
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Centrostephanus rodgersii is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae.
Description
[edit]It is a big, dark-purple sea urchin, with long and slender spines, reflecting a green tinge in the light. The shell can be reddish.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This sea urchin can be found in New Zealand and south-east Australia.
References
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