''Lytechinus'' is a
genus of
sea urchin
Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...
s.
Species
The following extant species are listed in this genus by the
World Register of Marine Species:
Retrieved September 9, 2018
* ''Lytechinus callipeplus
''Lytechinus'' is a genus of sea urchins.
Species
The following extant species are listed in this genus by the World Register of Marine Species: '' H.L. Clark, 1912
* ''Lytechinus euerces
''Lytechinus'' is a genus of sea urchins.
Species
The following extant species are listed in this genus by the World Register of Marine Species: '' H.L. Clark, 1912
* ''Lytechinus panamensis
''Lytechinus'' is a genus of sea urchins.
Species
The following extant species are listed in this genus by the World Register of Marine Species: '' Mortensen, 1921
* ''Lytechinus pictus
''Lytechinus pictus'', commonly known as the painted urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It occurs on shallow reefs in the tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of California, Central America and South ...
'' (Verrill, 1867)
* ''Lytechinus semituberculatus
Lytechinus semituberculatus, commonly known as the green hedgehog or green sea urchin, is a sea urchin
Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean ...
'' (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846)
* '' Lytechinus variegatus'' (Lamarck, 1816)
* '' Lytechinus williamsi'' Chesher, 1968
References
External links
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Echinoidea genera
Taxa named by Alexander Agassiz
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