species 20,153 observations

Pacific Purple Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is a species of sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae, which is commonly known as the purple sea urchin or Pacific purple sea urchin. It lives along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico, to British Columbia, Canada.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided