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Parechinus angulosus Angulate Urchin , Cape Urchin

Parechinus angulosus is commonly referred to as Angulate Urchin , Cape Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Parechinus angulosus,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
10090 
AphiaID:
220995 
Scientific:
Parechinus angulosus 
German:
Kap-Seeigel 
English:
Angulate Urchin , Cape Urchin 
Category:
Søpindsvin 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Parechinidae (Family) > Parechinus (Genus) > angulosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Leske, ), 1778 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Rock crevices, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0.39" - 2.36" (1,6cm - 6cm) 
Temperature:
32 °F - 68 °F (0°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), omnivore 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-30 16:33:41 

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Parechinus angulosus(Leske, 1778)

Parechinus angulosus, commonly known as Angulate or Cape urch is densly covered with spines which vary in length .The Colour is variable,most often purple but may be also green,red or pale.This species can be found under rocks or in crevices.It feeds on kelp.

Synonymised names
Cidaris angulosus Leske, 1778 · unaccepted (transferred to Parechinus)
Cidaris angulosus minor Leske, 1778 · unaccepted (transferred to Parechinus)
Echinus angulosus minor (Leske, 1778) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus minimus Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus subangulosus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Parechinus angulosus pallidus H.L. Clark, 1923 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Parechinus annulatus (Mortensen, 1909) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Protocentrotus angulosus (Leske, 1778) · unaccepted (transferred to Parechinus)
Protocentrotus annulatus Mortensen, 1909 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Psammechinus subangulosus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Parechinus angulosus pallidus H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Parechinus angulosus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 30.03.2025.

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Parechinus angulosus (Cape urchin), Port Elizabeth
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Parechinus angulosus (Cape urchin), Port Elizabeth
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Parechinus angulosus, atlantis reef Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Parechinus angulosus, castor rock Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)
Parechinus angulosus,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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