Toxopneustes roseus
Species of sea urchin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toxopneustes roseus is a species of sea urchin from the East Pacific. It is sometimes known as the rose flower urchin or the pink flower urchin. Like the related flower urchin, they are venomous.
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Toxopneustes roseus | |
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Male Toxopneustes roseus from the Gulf of California releasing milt (see video here). The object on top of the animal is a piece of coral rubble. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Toxopneustidae |
Genus: | Toxopneustes |
Species: | T. roseus |
Binomial name | |
Toxopneustes roseus (A. Agassiz, 1863) | |
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