Heliocidaris is a genus of sea urchins, part of the family Echinometridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Pacific purple 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
- Paracentrotus lividus
- Heliocidaris tuberculata
- Mesocentrotus nudus
- Heliocidaris crassispina
- Loxechinus albus
- Evechinus chloroticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Camarodonta
- Family
- Echinometridae
- Genus
- Heliocidaris
- Species
- Heliocidaris erythrogramma
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