Description
General:
Pink; fairly good match to S. fragilis including the shape of the poison-bearing pedicellariae and a couple of other features; has very thin, long, spines compared to S. fragilis.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Richard Mooi, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
Taxonomist assessment:
May 2012.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Citation:
Strongylocentrotus cf. fragilis
Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Strongylocentrotus%20cf.%20fragilis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-20.