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New Zealand Sea Urchins Guide.

All the Sea Urchins that I know of that live in NZ and its surrounding Islands that count as part of NZ. If you know of a Sea Urchin that I have not mentioned here, feel free to message me.

Kina 1
Evechinus chloroticus
Long-spined Sea Urchin 2
Centrostephanus rodgersii
Diadema palmeri
Araeosoma coriaceum
Pseudechinus novaezealandiae 3
Pseudechinus huttoni
Dermechinus horridus
Little Pink Urchin 4
Amblypneustes elevatus
Pseudechinus albocinctus 5
Collector Urchin 6
Tripneustes gratilla
Phormosoma bursarium
Caenopedina porphyrogigas
Caenopedina pulchella 7
Red-tipped urchin 8
Heliocidaris tuberculata
Goniocidaris umbraculum 7
Ten-lined Urchin 9
Eucidaris metularia
Phyllacanthus parvispinus 8
Clypeaster australasiae 10
Cake Urchin 3
Fellaster zelandiae
Clypeaster tumidus 10
Jacksonaster depressum
Apatopygus recens
Sea Potato 11
Echinocardium cordatum
Brissopsis oldhami
Giant Heart Urchin 12
Brissus gigas
Spatangus multispinus
Echinus multidentatus
Caenopedina novaezealandiae
Caenopedina otagoensis
Pseudechinus flemingi
Goniocidaris magi
Goniocidaris parasol
Ogmocidaris benhami
Goniocidaris corona
Histocidaris purpurata
Peronella hinemoae
Paramaretia peloria
Spatangus mathesoni
Spatangus beryl
Araeosoma thetidis
Mortonia polyporus
Clypeaster virescens
Brissopsis zelandiae
Trigonocidaris radiata
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin 13
Echinometra mathaei
Salenocidaris brachygnatha
Trigonocidaris monolini
Round-mouth Bean Urchin
Echinoneus cyclostomus
Phormosoma rigidum
Phormosoma bursarium
Calveriosoma gracile
Brissus agassizii
Pourtalesia laguncula
Gymnopatagus magnus 7
Hemiaster expergitus gibbosus
Aspidodiadema tonsum
Salenocidaris hastigera
Tripneustes kermadecensis 14
Brissopsis zealandiae
Histocidaris purpurata
Urechinus antipodeanus
Studeria recens
Stereocidaris sceptriferoides
Stereocidaris microtuberculata
Spatangus luetkeni
Spatangus californicus 7
Spatangus thor
Pebble Collector Urchin 15
Pseudoboletia indiana
Pseudechinus variegatus
Pseudechinus grossularia
Prionocidaris callista 16
Prionocidaris australis
Pourtalesia hispida
Pourtalesia debilis
Porterpygus kieri
Plexechinus aoteanus
Imperial Lance Urchin 17
Phyllacanthus imperialis
Paramaretia tuberculata
Peripatagus cinctus
Notocidaris bakeri
Metalia kermadecensis
Kupeia toi
Kermabrissoides siculum
Kamptosoma asterias
Hygrosoma luculentum
Holanthus expergitus
Histocidaris variabilis
Histocidaris recurvata
Histocidaris elegans
Histocidaris australiae
Gymnopatagus parvipetalus
Histocidaris acutispina 7
Urechinus naresianus
Goniocidaris peltata
Echinocardium lymani
Ctenocidaris aotearoa
Brisaster tasmanicus
Austrocidaris pawsoni
Aporocidaris milleri
Cyclaster regalis

Edited by Javier, and Peter Poortman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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