Short-spine Urchin

Holopneustes purpurascens

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

An urchin that features a brown test, pink spines and yellow suckers at the tips of the tube feet that extend beyond the short spines.

Size

Can grow to a test diameter of around 8 cm

Habitat

Can be found amoungst the kelps and seaweeds in the intertidal areas and in shallow waters

Distribution

Southern Australia including Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-08-05 16:55:42)
Miskelly, A., 2011, Sea Urchin, Holopneustes purpurascens, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay (accessed 2022-01-26 11:47:44)
Daly, M.; Fautin, D. (2021). World List of Actiniaria. Isanemonia australis Carlgren, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (accessed 2022-01-26 11:48:13)

Quick Facts

Common name: Short-spine Urchin
Scientific name: Holopneustes purpurascens A. Agassiz, 1872
Family: Temnopleuridae
Category: Sea Life › Other
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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