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Eucidaris thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846)
Eucidaris thouarsii, commonly known as Slate Pencil Urchinrocky, can be found on intertidal and subtidal habitats to 140 m depht, sometimes under rocks and among Pocillopra coral branches.This species is nocturnal.
The colour is brown to very dark purple. Spins to 16 cm long and often encrusted with sponges,hydrozoa, bryozoans, tube worms and algae.
Eucidaris thouarsii feeds primarily on algae,Pocillopora and Pavona corals.This seaurchin is a favorite food of triggerfish ans large wrasses.
Synonymised names:
Cidaris (Eucidaris) thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Cidaris (Gymnocidaris) thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Cidaris callao Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris danae L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris thouarsii L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Eucidarus thouarsii (L. Agassiz 6 Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling of parent genus)
Leiocidaris danae (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Leiocidaris thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis (Döderlein, 1887)
Subspecies Eucidaris thouarsii thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846)
Eucidaris thouarsii, commonly known as Slate Pencil Urchinrocky, can be found on intertidal and subtidal habitats to 140 m depht, sometimes under rocks and among Pocillopra coral branches.This species is nocturnal.
The colour is brown to very dark purple. Spins to 16 cm long and often encrusted with sponges,hydrozoa, bryozoans, tube worms and algae.
Eucidaris thouarsii feeds primarily on algae,Pocillopora and Pavona corals.This seaurchin is a favorite food of triggerfish ans large wrasses.
Synonymised names:
Cidaris (Eucidaris) thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Cidaris (Gymnocidaris) thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Cidaris callao Perrier, 1869 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris danae L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Cidaris thouarsii L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Eucidarus thouarsii (L. Agassiz 6 Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (misspelling of parent genus)
Leiocidaris danae (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Leiocidaris thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) · unaccepted (transferred to Eucidaris)
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Eucidaris thouarsii galapagensis (Döderlein, 1887)
Subspecies Eucidaris thouarsii thouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846)