An urchin that features a brown test, pink spines and yellow suckers at the tips of the tube feet that extend beyond the short spines.

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Habitat Can be found amoungst the kelps and seaweeds in the intertidal areas and in shallow waters
Size Can grow to a test diameter of around 8 cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found amoungst the kelps and seaweeds in the intertidal areas and in shallow waters
Size
Can grow to a test diameter of around 8 cm
Common Name Short-spine Urchin
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassEchinoidea
OrderCamarodonta
FamilyTemnopleuridae
GenusHolopneustes
SpeciesHolopneustes purpurascens
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