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Variegated Sea Urchin

Lytechinus variegatus

2,865 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 21, February 4, March 3, April 3, May 5, June 2, July 13, August 4, September 12, October 12, November 7, December 5.
United States2,097
Brazil91
South Carolina76
North Carolina49
Mexico46
Yucatan32
Sao Paulo31
Espirito Santo28
Georgia25
Rio de Jeneiro18

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumEchinoderms · Echinodermata
ClassSea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins · Echinoidea
OrderCamarodonta
FamilyToxopneustids · Toxopneustidae
GenusLytechinus

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