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Cake urchin
Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsRegular sea urchins
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Collector urchinBritish English
- Gracious sea urchinBritish English
- Parson's hat urchinnBritish English
- Pfaffenhut-SeeigelGerman (Germany)
- Colector de erizo de mar European Spanish
- Erizo de mar sombrero de ParsonEuropean Spanish
- Oursin-bonnet de prêtreFrench (France)
- Oursin collecteurFrench (France)
- Oursin gâteauFrench (France)
- Oursin mitreFrench (France)
- Kardinaalsmuts zeeëgelDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, DUCARME Frédéric in : DORIS, 10/05/2021 : Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3045
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 20/02/2024 : Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2284
Modification history
- Created by Alain Mayoux on 14/02/2024
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