Sealife guideThe Camarodonta orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of marine echinoderms with a dedicated focus on starfish and sea urchins !

The class Echinoidea, commonly known as sea urchins, are marine animals characterized by a spherical or slightly flattened body, often protected by rigid spines. These animals, usually small in size, move slowly along the seafloor using tube feet and their internal skeleton is made up of fused calcareous plates.

Slate pencil urchin
(Heterocentrotus mamillatus)

Stony sea urchin
(Paracentrotus lividus)

Red sea urchin
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)

Violet sea urchin
(Sphaerechinus granularis)

West Indian sea egg
(Tripneustes ventricosus)

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Acétabulaire
(Acetabularia acetabulum)