Paracentrotus
| Paracentrotus | |
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Echinoidea
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| Genus: | Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903[1]
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| Type species | |
| Paracentrotus lividus | |
Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.
List of Species[]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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(Blainville, 1825) | southeast Brazil |
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Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) | Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. |
References[]
- ^ Parecentrotus World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
External links[]
Media related to Paracentrotus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Paracentrotus at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Parechinidae