Prionocidaris baculosa Sea Urchin

Prionocidaris baculosa is commonly referred to as Sea Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11110 

AphiaID:

214642 

Scientific:

Prionocidaris baculosa 

German:

Lanzenseeigel 

English:

Sea Urchin 

Category:

Ricci 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Cidaroida (Order) > Cidaridae (Family) > Prionocidaris (Genus) > baculosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, North Pacific (Ocean), Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 25 Meter 

Size:

1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Sponges, Worms 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Mediamente facile 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Prionocidaris australis
• 
  Prionocidaris baculosa
  Lanzenseeigel
• Prionocidaris bispinosa
• 
  Prionocidaris callista
  Lanzenseeigel
• Prionocidaris glandulosa
• Prionocidaris hawaiiensis
• Prionocidaris pistillaris
• Prionocidaris popeae
• Prionocidaris thomasi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-11 09:49:05 

Last edit:

2017-10-11 22:22:34 

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