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Arctic Green Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 131, February 122, March 189, April 221, May 342, June 298, July 237, August 211, September 185, October 147, November 118, December 120.
United States7,353
Canada4,742
British Columbia2,083
Newfoundland and Labrador1,174
Maine993
Washington987
Alaska846
Nova Scotia588
Quebec529
New Brunswick313

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
FamilyStrongylocentrotidae
GenusStrongylocentrotus

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