From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Best found at
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Hayward Straits +
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| Class
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Echinoidea +
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| Common name is
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Red sea urchin +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Strongylocentrotidae +
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| Genus
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Strongylocentrus +
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| Order
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Camarodonta +
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| Origination status is
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Native +
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| Phylum
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Echinodermata +
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| Scientific name is
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Strongylocentrus franciscanus +
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| SpecificEpithet
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franciscanus +
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| Summary
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This sea urchin is commercially important, … This sea urchin is commercially important, and a prize find for the intertidal beachcomber. It is much more common subtidally, and is sometimes so tightly wedged in its space that prying it off is near impossible without breaking the fragile test. It is distinguished from ''[[Strongylocentrus purpuratus]]'' by its long and red, rather than short and purple, spines. Some specimens have purple spines, but they are still quite a bit longer than those of the purple sea urchin. Some hybrids are reported.ple sea urchin. Some hybrids are reported. +
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| TaxonRank
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species +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:59:35 +
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus +
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