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Sea Egg

Tripneustes depressus

Classification

Tripneustes depressus, the white sea urchin or sea egg, is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It is found on the seabed in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean including Mexico, Panama, Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands. Description Tripneustes depressus is the largest sea urchin species in the Galápagos Islands with a mean diameter of 11.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 342