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Evechinus chloroticus (aboral)
Description Aboral side: The spines are slender, the primaries much longer than the secondaries. Specimens, which live in more exposed habitats, have generally shorter spines, and the secondaries are of subequal size for better protection.
Diameter of test 68 mm with spines; New Zealand.
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Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2005-02-23253 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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