porcupine sea urchin
Scientific name | Diadema setosum |
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Descriptor | Leske |
Year of description | 1778 |
IUCN category (World) | NE |
Family | Diadematidae |
Genus | Diadema |
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Introduction
Diadema setosum, commonly known as porcupine sea urchin, is a salt water echinoderm.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Size6 - 9 cm
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Longevity5 year
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Size6 - 9 cm
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Longevity5 year
How to recognize the porcupine sea urchin ?
The porcupine sea urchin measures between 6 and 9 cm. This echinoderm is unicolore with a predominantly noir body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietherbivorous
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The porcupine sea urchin is an echinoderm living in a group or alone. This species is herbivorous .
Although the porcupine sea urchin is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
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FertilizationExternal
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Active sexual selectionNo
The porcupine sea urchin is an echinoderm ovipare qui pond en eau libre.
Risks for humans
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VenomousNo
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StingYes
Where to find it?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Depth0 - 70 m
Biotope presentation
The porcupine sea urchin is most often found at a depth between 0m and 70m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Species of the same biotope
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