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Family: Cidaridae



(See list of species below)


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36 species (see list below)
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Acanthocidaris maculicollis
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Austrocidaris canaliculata
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Centrocidaris doederleini
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Chondrocidaris brevispina
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Chondrocidaris gigantea
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Cidaris abyssicola
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Cidaris blakei
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Atlantic and the Mediterr

Cidaris cidaris unspecified

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Cidaris cidaris
[Pencil urchin]
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Cidaris rugosa
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm WD
Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816)

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Eucidaris metularia
[Ten-lined urchin]
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Max. Length 15 cm WD
 
Eucidaris thouarsii
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Max. Length 13 cm WD
 
Eucidaris tribuloides
[Slate pencil urchin]
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Genocidaris maculata
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Goniocidaris parasol
[Parasol urchin]
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Goniocidaris tenuispina
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Hesperocidaris asteriscus
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Hesperocidaris dubia
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Hesperocidaris panamensis
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Lissocidaris xanthe
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Ogmocidaris benhami
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Phyllacanthus dubius
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Photo by Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm WD
Phyllacanthus imperialis Lamarck, 1816

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Phyllacanthus imperialis
[Lance urchin]
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Phyllacanthus parvispinus
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Indo-West Pacific

Plococidaris verticillata (Lamarck, 1816)

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Plococidaris verticillata
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Prionocidaris australis
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Indo-West Pacific.

Prionocidaris baculosa (Lamarck, 1816)

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Prionocidaris baculosa
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Prionocidaris bispinosa
[Pencil sea urchin]
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Prionocidaris callista
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Prionocidaris thomasi
[Thomas' sea urchin]
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Stereocidaris grandis
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Stereocidaris indica
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Stereocidaris ingolfiana
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Stylocidaris affinis
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Stylocidaris annulosa
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Stylocidaris lineata
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Stylocidaris reini
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocidaris maculicollis Eastern Indian Ocean 1904
Austrocidaris canaliculata Antarctic Indian Ocean an 1863
Centrocidaris doederleini Eastern Pacific 1898
Chondrocidaris brevispina Western Central Pacific 1925
Chondrocidaris gigantea Western Central Pacific 1863
Cidaris abyssicola Western Atlantic
Cidaris blakei Western Central Atlantic.
Cidaris cidaris Pencil urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr
Cidaris rugosa Western Atlantic
Eucidaris metularia Ten-lined urchin Indo-West Pacific. 3 WD 1816
Eucidaris thouarsii Eastern Pacific. 15 WD 1846
Eucidaris tribuloides Slate pencil urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr 13 WD 1816
Genocidaris maculata Atlantic and the Mediterr
Goniocidaris parasol Parasol urchin Southwest Pacific 1958
Goniocidaris tenuispina Western Central Pacific 1927
Hesperocidaris asteriscus Eastern Pacific 1948
Hesperocidaris dubia Eastern Pacific. 1907
Hesperocidaris panamensis Eastern Pacific 1898
Lissocidaris xanthe Western Central Philippin 2007
Ogmocidaris benhami Southwest Pacific 1921
Phyllacanthus dubius Indo-Pacific. 1835
Phyllacanthus imperialis Lance urchin Indo-West Pacific 7 WD 1816
Phyllacanthus parvispinus Southwest Pacific 1878
Plococidaris verticillata Indo-West Pacific 1816
Prionocidaris australis Western Central Pacific 1885
Prionocidaris baculosa Indo-West Pacific. 1816
Prionocidaris bispinosa Pencil sea urchin Indo-West Pacific 1816
Prionocidaris callista Western Pacific. 1986
Prionocidaris thomasi Thomas' sea urchin Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Stereocidaris grandis Western Central Pacific 1887
Stereocidaris indica Western Central Pacific 1901
Stereocidaris ingolfiana Western Central Atlantic.
Stylocidaris affinis Atlantic and the Mediterr 1845
Stylocidaris annulosa Western Pacific 1927
Stylocidaris lineata Western Atlantic
Stylocidaris reini Western Pacific 1887



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