Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Jewel Urchin
Jewel Urchin
Scientific Name: Lytechinus williamsi
Class: Echinoidea
Family: Toxopneustidae
Category: Sea Urchins
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Florida, Caribbean

Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Jewel Urchin

West Indian Sea Egg

Red Heart Urchin

Slate Pencil Urchin

Long-Spined Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Reef Urchin

Variegated Urchin



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