Cape sea urchin
A species of Parechinus Scientific name : Parechinus angulosus Genus : Parechinus
Cape sea urchin, A species of Parechinus
Botanical name: Parechinus angulosus
Genus: Parechinus
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Description
Photo By Peter Southwood , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
Test round, diameter up to 60 mm, with a dense covering of short sharp spines which do not exceed 20% of test diameter. Test colour usually green, spines purple, but also green, red or off-white.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Echinoderms Class
Sea urchins Order
Camarodonta Family
Parechinidae Genus
Parechinus Species
Cape sea urchin 
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