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Lytechinus pictus, commonly known as the painted urchin, [2] is a sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It occurs on shallow reefs in the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of California, Central America and South America as far south as Ecuador.
The coast of Southern California is known as a source of high quality uni, with divers picking sea urchin from kelp beds in depths as deep as 24 m/80 ft. [85] As of 2013, the state was limiting the practice to 300 sea urchin diver licenses. [85] Though the edible Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis is found in the North Atlantic, it is not widely ...
Psammechinus microtuberculatus, also known as the green sea urchin, [2] [dubious – discuss] in the family Parechinidae. [1] It was formerly known as Echinus microtuberculatus , and thought to be of the genus Echinus .
Parechinus angulosus, the Cape urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Parechinidae endemic to southern Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the only species in the genus Parechinus . [ 3 ]
Mespilia globulus, the globular sea urchin, sphere sea urchin, or tuxedo urchin (trade name), is a sea urchin occurring in tropical shallow reef habitats. [1] The specific name refers to a small ball or spherule, describing its overall shape/morphology. [1] It is the only species in the genus Mespilia. [2]
Don Levitan, a professor of biological sciences at Florida State University, captures a sea urchin known as Diadema antillarum. Levitan is researching the cause and impact of two massive dieoffs ...
Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific. It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched.
In Norway, small quantities are fished by hand by freedivers and SCUBA-divers. The fishery is not regulated, and the green sea urchin is considered a pest in the Norwegian waters, eating up the kelp forest. [14] It is not common to find the green sea urchin south of Hitra, and the urchin population is moving northward as water temperatures ...