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Echinoderms · Strongylocentrotidae

Naked sea urchin

Mesocentrotus nudus · 光棘球海胆

Synonyms: Strongylocentrotus nudus

Field marks

Long, smooth, purplish-black spines

Size
Test diameter up to 8–10 cm
Habitat
Subtidal rocky reefs, grazing seaweed
Distribution
Northern Yellow Sea, Dalian and Shandong coasts
Diet
Herbivorous
Counted in
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Notes
Gonads are eaten; formerly Strongylocentrotus nudus

Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.

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