Purple sea urchin
A species of Strongylocentrotus Scientific name : Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Genus : Strongylocentrotus
Purple sea urchin, A species of Strongylocentrotus
Botanical name: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Genus: Strongylocentrotus
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Description
The animal has a purple color and, excluding spines, grows to around 10 centimeters. It lives in low parts of the littoral and on the sublittoral and feeds on algae.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Echinoderms Class
Sea urchins Order
Camarodonta Family
Strongylocentrotidae Genus
Strongylocentrotus Species
Purple sea urchin