Kingdom Animalia Family Strongylocentrotidae Phylum Echinodermata Order Echinoida | Class Echinoidea Genus Hemicentrotus Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus Similar Strongylocentrotus intermedius, Pseudocentrotus depressus, Strongylocentrotus, Sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | ||
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus is a species of sea urchin, the only species in the genus Hemicentrotus. It is found along the coasts of Korea and China, and in Japan from Kyūshū to Ishikari Bay. It is edible, and is harvested from Kyūshū to Fukui, in the Sea of Japan.
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