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Red sea urchin
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For the red sea urchin of South America, see Loxechinus albus.
The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)[1] is a sea urchin found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California. It lives in shallow waters from the low-tide line to greater than 280 m (920 ft) deep,[2] and is typically found on rocky shores sheltered from extreme wave action in areas where kelp is available.[3][4]
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Red sea urchin | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Camarodonta |
Family: | Strongylocentrotidae |
Genus: | Mesocentrotus |
Species: | M. franciscanus |
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Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Aggasiz, 1863) | |
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