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Hemicentrotus

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinoida
Family: Strongylocentrotidae
Genus: Hemicentrotus
Species: H. pulcherrus
Binomial name
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
(A. Agassiz, 1863)
Synonyms

Strongylocentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1863)


Strongylocentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1863)

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus is a species of sea urchin, the only species in the genus Hemicentrotus. It is found along the coasts of Korea and China, and in Japan from Kyūshū to Ishikari Bay. It is edible, and is harvested from Kyūshū to Fukui, in the Sea of Japan.


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