Lytechinus semituberculatus
Species of sea urchin
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Lytechinus semituberculatus, commonly known as the green hedgehog or green sea urchin, is a sea urchin found in the coast of the Galapagos Islands.[1] It is recognizable by its green coloration. Its conservation status is unknown.
| Lytechinus semituberculatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: | Lytechinus |
| Species: | L. semituberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) | |