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> Sea Urchins > Nudechinus verruculatus
Updated 5/29/2014
Family
Toxopneustidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Nudechinus
verruculatus
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet |
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Hulopo'e tidepool, Lana'i
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WARTY SAND URCHIN
Uncommon under rocks on sand in shallow water. An active species that may decorate itself with shell fragments. Attains 1 inch.
Red Sea to Okinawa, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the Society Islands. Formerly known as Cyrtechinus
verruculatus. |
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