Lytechinus semituberculatus, commonly known as the green hedgehog or green sea urchin, is a

sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...

found in the coast of the Galapagos Islands. It is recognizable by its green coloration. Its conservation status is unknown.

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References

Lytechinus Echinoidea genera Animals described in 1846 {{Echinoidea-stub