Wetland Restoration Field Guide: Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Common Name
Red Sea Urchin
Code(s)
STFR
Id Number
3256
Taxa
Invertebrate
Species Description
Primary spines nearly as long or longer than half test diameter, and colored orange, red, maroon, or nearly black. Peristome never green, orange in the smallest animals.
Species Habitat
Mainly subtidal in or near kelp forests, but extending to 125m.