| Pseudoboletia indiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoboletia |
| Species: | P. indiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoboletia indiana | |
Pseudoboletia indiana, commonly known as the pebble collector urchin, is a species of echinoderms belonging to the family Toxopneustidae. [1] In Hawaii P. indiana is also known as hawa`e po`ohina. [2]
Pseudoboletia 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]
The pebble collector urchin can be found in Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, and Madagascar. [5]
Pseudoboletia 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]
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