Biology:Paracentrotus
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Short description: Genus of sea urchins
| Paracentrotus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Parechinidae |
| Genus: | Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903[1] |
| Type species | |
| Paracentrotus lividus | |
Paracentrotus is a genus of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae described in 1903 by Mortensen.
List of Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) | southeast Brazil |
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Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (purple sea urchin) | Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean. |
References
- ↑ Parecentrotus World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3363147 entry
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