Crown urchin
Scientific name : Prionocidaris verticillata
Large spined urchin, each spine have regularly spaced swellings like spiny crowns. Test diameter 5 cm.
Living in the back reef, during the day under corals or rubble. Active at night.
The crownes spines are distinctive toward Phyllacanthus imperialis and Heterocentrotus mammillatus.
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
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