West Indian Sea Egg
Tripneustes ventricosus
West Indian Sea Egg
Tripneustes ventricosus
The West Indian Sea Egg or White Sea Urchin is an edible sea urchin in the family Toxopnuestidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The urchin is circular in shape and covered with short spines. The colour is black with white spines covering the entire body, with symmetrical rows with various sized beads and nodules. They are often harvested by divers for consumption or sale.
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Toxopneustidae
Genus: Tripneustes
Species: T. ventricosus
Binomial name:Tripneustes ventricosus
Tripneustes ventricosus
The West Indian Sea Egg or White Sea Urchin is an edible sea urchin in the family Toxopnuestidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The urchin is circular in shape and covered with short spines. The colour is black with white spines covering the entire body, with symmetrical rows with various sized beads and nodules. They are often harvested by divers for consumption or sale.
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Toxopneustidae
Genus: Tripneustes
Species: T. ventricosus
Binomial name:Tripneustes ventricosus
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