Two specimen of Paracentrotus lividus: on the right a rare black specimen.
Description:
Naxos (Greece)
Two specimen of Paracentrotus lividus: on the right a rare black specimen. The rare blacks specimens can be confused with Arbacia lixula but the white circular outline on the base of the spines are a features exclusive of P. lividus.
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- Echinoidea (sea urchins)
- Camarodonta
- Parechinidae
- Paracentrotus
- Paracentrotus lividus (purple sea urchin)
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