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Williams' Variable Sea Urchin

Lytechinus williamsi

Classification

Lytechinus williamsi, the jewel urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It occurs on shallow reefs off the coasts of Panama, Belize, the Florida Keys and Jamaica. Description The jewel urchin grows to a diameter of about 3 to 5 centimetres (1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5Cuba · 2France · 2