Cidaris blakei: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Cidaroida
- Family
- Cidaridae
- Genus
- Cidaris
- Species
- Cidaris blakei
- Scientific Name
- Cidaris blakei
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cidaris blakei
Cidaris blakei is a species of sea urchins of the family Cidaridae. Its armour is covered with spines of three types, one unique type being extended and fan-like, making it easily recognized. Alexander Agassiz first described it scientifically in 1878. It is present on the seabed in deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas.
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