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Centrostephanus coronatus Crowned Sea Urchin

Centrostephanus coronatus is commonly referred to as Crowned Sea Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully.


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lexID:
11782 
AphiaID:
513165 
Scientific:
Centrostephanus coronatus 
German:
Gekrönter Diademseeigel 
English:
Crowned Sea Urchin 
Category:
Sjøpinnsvin 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Diadematoida (Order) > Diadematidae (Family) > Centrostephanus (Genus) > coronatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Verrill, ), 1867 
Occurrence:
Costa Rica, Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Panama 
Sea depth:
13 - 170 Meter 
Size:
6,0 cm 
Temperature:
53.6 °F - 75.2 °F (12°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Invertebrates, Sea squirts, Sea weed, Sediment feeder, Sponges 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-11-09 19:47:46 

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Centrostephanus coronatus (Verrill, 1867)

Centrostephanus coronatus is a diadematid sea urchin. Crowned Sea Urchin with long dark purple to black spines. The diet of Centrostephanus species includes algae, seagrass, tunicates, and encrusting invertebrates, such as bryozoans and sponges

Synonymised names:
Echinodiadema coronata Verrill, 1867 (transferred to Centrostephanus)

External links

  1. Discover Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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