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Phyllacanthus imperialis Sputnik Sea-Urchin Sea Hedgehog Echinoderma Echinozoa Echinoidea Regularia Cidaridae

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Origin : Pacific Ocean (Philippines)

Size : cm 6-8


Phyllacanthus imperialis Sputnik Sea-urchin cm 6-8 Sea Hedgehog Echinoderma Echinozoa Echinoidea Regularia Cidaridae.
Family: Cidaridae.
Common name: Sputnik Urchin, Imperial Lance Urchin, Imperial Sea Urchin, Pencil Sea Urchin, Knobby Sea Urchin, Mine Urchin.
Syn. Cidaris fustigera, Cidaris imperialis, Cidarites imperialis, Leiocidaris imperialis, Phyllacanthus fustigera, Phyllacanthus fustigerus, Rhabdocidaris imperialis.


Phyllacanthus imperialis, also known as the Sputnik Urchin, is a species of sea urchins in the family Cidaridae.
It has distinctive thick, blunt spikes. The test is brown or black. The spikes vary in color. This species emerges at night to eat invertebrates and sponges. During the day, it tends to remain hidden in holes in the coral reef. Phyllacanthus imperialis is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.



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