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Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
(Red Sea Urchin)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2177)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
On boulders in the lowest intertidal and subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 23, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2177
Notes
The largest of the Eastern Pacific urchins, the red urchin is only occasionally encountered in the low intertidal. Purple forms may be confused with the purple urchin, S. purputaus, but can be distinguished by the larger size and longer spines. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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