Bali Sea Urchins (Echinoidea)

This page links to photos of echinoids (sea urchins) we happened to photograph on several dive trips to Bali, Indonesia. We welcome corrections at uwkwaj@yahoo.com.

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Spiny urchins

Astropyga radiata	Astropyga radiata	Diadema savignyi
Diadema setosum	Echinometra mathaei	Echinothrix calamaris
Echinothrix calamaris	Lissodiadema lorioli	Temnopleuridae sp.

Short spined urchins

Asthenosoma ijimai	Asthenosoma varium	Echinoidea sp.
Mespilia globulus	Salmacis cf virgulata	Toxopneustes pileolus
Tripneustes gratilla

Pencil urchins

Colobocentrotus atratus	Eucidaris metularia	Plococidaris verticillata
Prionocidaris baculosa

Burrowing urchins

Arachnoides cf placenta	Astriclypeus manni	Clypeaster reticulatus
Jacksonaster depressum	Maretia planulata	Peronella lesuiuri
Peronella sp.	Sculpsitechinus auritus

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