Thomas' Sea Urchin
Prionocidaris thomasi
- Group: Urchin
- For divers: safe
This pencil urchin carries thick, blunt spines and hides under coral slabs and in crevices through the daylight hours. It favours deeper water but turns up as shallow as about 9 metres, sometimes hosting small molluscs or barnacles on its spines.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Cidaroida › Cidaridae › Prionocidaris
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 513493.
FAQ
- Is the Thomas' Sea Urchin dangerous to divers?
- The Thomas' Sea Urchin is harmless to divers.