Eastern Slate Pencil Urchin (species: Phyllacanthus parvispinus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Phyllacanthus parvispinus
Eastern Slate Pencil Urchin


©John Turnbull: Eastern Slate Pencil Urchin (Phyllacanthus parvispinus) jam themselves into cracks during the day for protection against predation. Middle Head, Sydney Harbour

©John Turnbull: Eastern Slate Pencil Urchin (Phyllacanthus parvispinus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Echinoidea
Order Cidaroida
Family Cidaridae
Genus Phyllacanthus
Species Phyllacanthus parvispinus

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