Centrostephanus coronatus

Centrostephanus coronatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Species: C. coronatus
Binomial name
Centrostephanus coronatus
(Verrill, 1867)[1]

Centrostephanus coronatus, as known as Crowned Sea Urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It lives in holes and crevices is shallow rocky waters. Individuals forage within 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) of their shelters, to which they return at night .[2]

References

External identifiers for Centrostephanus coronatus
Encyclopedia of Life 598192
  1. "Centrostephanus coronatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. B. V. Nelson & R. R. Vance (1979). "Diel foraging patterns of the sea urchin Centrostephanus coronatus as a predator avoidance strategy". Marine Biology 51 (3): 251–258. doi:10.1007/BF00386805.


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