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Purple sea urchin
It normally grows to a diameter of about
4 inches and it may live as long as 70 years.
|Scientific classification |
|Kingdom: |Animalia |
|Phylum: |Echinodermata |
|Class: |Echinoidea |
|Subclass: |Euechinoidea |
|Superorder: |Echinacea |
|Order: |Echinoida |
|Family: |Strongylocentrotidae |
|Genus: |Strongylocentrotus |
|Species: |S. purpuratus |
Giant Japanese spider crab
|Scientific classification |
|Kingdom: |Animalia |
|Phylum: |Arthropoda |
|Subphylum: |Crustacea |
|Class: |Malacostraca |
|Order: |Decapoda |
|Infraorder: |Brachyura |
|Superfamily: |Majoidea |
|Family: |Inachidae |
|Genus: |Macrocheira |
|Species: |M. kaempferi |
Sunflower sea star
Younger sunflower sea stars begin life with five arms, while adults
can have up to 24 arms. The sunflower sea star's skeleton is
comprised of a few unconnected pieces, allowing this species
better mobility and enabling it to stretch its body to engulf larger prey.
|Scientific classification |
|Kingdom: |Animalia |
|Phylum: |Echinodermata |
|Class: |Asteroidea |
|Order: |Forcipulatida |
|Family: |Asteriidae |
|Genus: |Pycnopodia |
|Species: |P. helianthoides |
Common cuttlefish
This cuttlefish has the same characteristics as most other
cuttlefish species, including eight arms, two tentacles, fins that
run along the edge of its body and the ability to...