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Aporocidaris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Echinoidea

Family
  
Ctenocidaridae

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Cidaroida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Histocidaris, Cidaridae, Cidaroida

Aporocidaris is a genus of sea urchins in the family Ctenocidaridae. Several species are found in deep water in circum-Antarctic locations.

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Characteristics

The test is rather compressed, with a flat base and thin fragile plates, and the apical system is conspicuously domed. The primary spines are long and very slender and the secondary spines are cylindrical and erect.

Species

The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:

  • Aporocidaris antarctica Mortensen, 1909
  • Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000
  • Aporocidaris fragilis A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
  • Aporocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902)
  • Aporocidaris milleri (A. Agassiz, 1898)
  • Aporocidaris usarpi Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000

    • References

    Aporocidaris Wikipedia
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