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Pseudoboletia indiana, commonly known as the pebble collector urchin, is a species of echinoderms belonging to the family Taxopneustidae.[1] In Hawaii P. indiana is also known as hawa`e po`ohina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoboletia |
| Species: | P. indiana
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Description
editPseudoboletia indiana has a white round body with short spikes, variously colored white, pink, purple, or green at the ends.[3] Pseudoboletia indiana is on average around 5 in (130 mm) in diameter.[4]
Distribution
editThe pebble collector urchin can be found in Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, and Madagascar.[5]
Habitat
editPseudoboletia indiana lives on the ocean floor, at up to 100 m (330 ft) in depth.[5] The urchin uses debris from the ocean, such as pebbles, broken pieces or coral, seaweed, to cover itself.[2] The urchin also provides protection to other smaller marine life like the miner’s urchin shrimp (Gnathophylloides mineri).[4] During the night, the urchin will abandon the pebbles and coral it uses as camouflage and will roam around.[6]
References
edit- ^ WoRMS. "Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ a b "Pebble Collector Urchin". hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Zigler, Kirk S; Byrne, Maria; Raff, Elizabeth C; Lessios, H. A.; Raff, Rudolf A. (2012-04-10). "Natural hybridization in the sea urchin genus Pseudoboletia between species without apparent barriers to gamete recognition". Evolution. 66 (6): 1695–1708. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01609.x. ISSN 0014-3820. PMID 22671540.
- ^ a b "Pebble-collector Urchin, Pseudoboletia indiana". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ a b "Pseudoboletia indiana". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Hoover, John (1998). Hawaii's Sea Creatures: A Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Pub. ISBN 9781566472203.
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