Whorl-Spined Urchin

Plococidaris verticillata

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Max Depth

52 m

Description

Plococidaris verticillata is a sea urchin from the Cidaridae family. Brownish spherical body with thick spines bearing encircling whorls of shot blunt spines often covered with fouling organisms. The anus is at the top (apex), in the center of a star pattern with 5 branches of brown to greyish blue. The quills (primary r... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Seychelles Laccadive Islands Indo-Pacific +37 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

green

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Solitary