Echinometra viridis

Echinometra viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Echinometridae
Genus: Echinometra
Species:
E. viridis
Binomial name
Echinometra viridis
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinometra plana A. Agassiz, 1863
  • Ellipsechinus viridis (A. Agassiz, 1863)

Echinometra viridis, the reef urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Echinometridae. It is found on reefs in very shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

  1. ^ a b Kroh, Andreas (2010). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinometra viridis A. Agassiz, 1863". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-09-18.