Aporocidaris is a genus of sea urchins in the family Ctenocidaridae. Several species are found in deep water in circum-Antarctic locations.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Cidaroida |
| Family: | Ctenocidaridae |
| Genus: | Aporocidaris Agassiz & Clark, 1907[1] |
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Characteristics edit
The test is rather compressed, with a flat base and thin fragile plates, and the apical system is conspicuously domed. The primary spines are long and very slender and the secondary spines are cylindrical and erect.[2]
Species edit
The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Aporocidaris antarctica Mortensen, 1909
- Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000
- Aporocidaris fragilis Agassiz & Clark, 1907
- Aporocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902)
- Aporocidaris milleri (Agassiz, 1898)
- Aporocidaris usarpi Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000
References edit
- ^ a b Kroh, A. (2015). "Aporocidaris A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Schultz, Heinke A.G. (2015). Echinoidea: with pentameral symmetry. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 160. ISBN 978-3-11-038601-1.
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