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*Echinus esculentus*, commonly known as the red sea urchin, is a regular echinoid found throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It’s notable for being a commercially harvested food source, prized for its edible gonads – termed “uni.” This species remains extant due to careful management...
Sterechinus neumayeri is a regular sea-urchin species native to the Antarctic waters. It’s notable as an extant echinidiana and a key model organism used by researchers studying polar marine environments. Scientists investigate this animal's physiology and adaptation to extreme cold, primarily those...
Echinus melo, the melon urchin, is a Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic sea urchin described by Linnaeus in 1758 and named for its distinctive globular, melon-like appearance.
Gracilechinus acutus is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, placed in the genus Gracilechinus established by Kroh and Smith in their 2010 revision of echinoid taxonomy.
Sterechinus antarcticus is a benthic sea urchin described by René Koehler in 1901, recognized as a prominent echinoid in the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
Dermechinus horridus is a distinctive deep-sea sea urchin known for its cactus-like body form with prominent elongated spines, occurring in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters.
Sterechinus agassizii is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, described by Georg Pfeffer in 1886 and native to cold Antarctic waters.
Gracilechinus affinis is a deep-sea species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, reclassified from Echinus to the genus Gracilechinus by Kroh and Smith in 2010.
Sterechinus diadema is a regular sea urchin classified within the family Echinidae, recognized for its distribution throughout the sub-Antarctic regions.
Gracilechinus lucidus is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, classified in the genus Gracilechinus created by Kroh and Smith during their 2010 echinoid revision.
Echinus tenuispinus is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, characterized by slender spines as indicated by its Latin specific epithet meaning 'thin-spined.'
Gracilechinus atlanticus is an Atlantic species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae, classified in the genus Gracilechinus established by Kroh and Smith in 2010.
Sterechinus dentifer is a species of sea urchin within the Echinidae family, primarily found inhabiting the cold, shallow benthic zones of the Antarctic.
Gracilechinus alexandri is a deep-water Atlantic sea urchin in the family Echinidae, placed in the genus Gracilechinus following Kroh and Smith's 2010 taxonomic revision.
Echinus gilchristi is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinidae found in South African waters, named in honor of John Gilchrist, a pioneering South African marine biologist.
Echinus anchistus is a species of regular sea urchin in the family Echinidae, a genus of echinoids primarily found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Sterechinus bernasconiae is a South American sea urchin belonging to the Echinidae family, noted for its ecological role in regional benthic ecosystems.
Echinus tylodes is a species of regular sea urchin in the family Echinidae, a genus of echinoids with members occurring primarily in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
