Loxechinus albus is an echinoderm of the family Parechinidae, native to coastal southern South America, ranging from Ecuador, along the entire coasts of Peru and Chile, to Argentina, as well as the Falkland Islands. It is the only species in the genus Loxechinus.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Edible Chilean 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
- Parechinus angulosus
- Pseudechinus magellanicus
- Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
- Strongylocentrotus intermedius
- Heliocidaris erythrogramma
- Evechinus chloroticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Camarodonta
- Family
- Parechinidae
- Genus
- Loxechinus
- Species
- Loxechinus albus
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