Loxechinus albus Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin

Loxechinus albus is commonly referred to as Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Graham Edgar, Reef Life Survey, Australien

Foto: Provinz Antártica Chilena, Chile

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lexID:: 12045
AphiaID:: 160809

Scientific:: Loxechinus albus
German:: Chilenischer Seeigel
English:: Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin

Category:: Sea Urchins

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Parechinidae (Family) > Loxechinus (Genus) > albus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Molina), 1782

Occurrence:: Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, South America, South-Pazific, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay
Sea depth:: 0,5 - 340 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 5.91" (5cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: 4,4 °F - 18,9 °F (4,4°C - 18,9°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Herbivorous, Kelp, Seaweed
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Loxechinus albus
Chilenischer Seeigel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-03-23 23:34:15
Last edit:: 2026-09-30 14:04:07

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Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782

Loxechinus albus is a red urchin with a dense covering of yellow based spines grading to red tips. Its spines vary in length, with spines of the same length arranged in rows radiating outwards from the centre of the shell.

Loxechinus albus is an edible species.

Synonymised names
Echinus albus Molina, 1782 · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris alba (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Heliocidaris antarctica Philippi, 1892 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Loxechinus bullatus (Bell, 1881) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Strongylocentrotus albus (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Toxocidaris bullata (Bell, 1881) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

External links

Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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