Lytechinus variegatus, commonly called the green sea urchin or the variegated sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Variegated Sea Urchin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Strongylocentrotus intermedius
- Salmacis virgulata
- Holopneustes purpurascens
- Pseudoboletia indiana
- Psammechinus miliaris
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Camarodonta
- Family
- Toxopneustidae
- Genus
- Lytechinus
- Species
- Lytechinus variegatus
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