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Red Sea Urchin

Mesocentrotus franciscanus (A. Agassiz 1863)

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Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin) is a species of echinoderms in the family Strongylocentrotidae. They are native to the Palearctic, The Nearctic, and Pacific Ocean. Dead Red Sea Urchin form shallow marine sediments. They are solitary, crepuscular omnivores. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Red sea urchin. View this species on GBIF