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Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea Urchin

Dendraster excentricus (Eschscholtz 1831)

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Dendraster excentricus (Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea Urchin) is a species of echinoderms in the family Dendrasteridae. They are native to Pacific Ocean and The Nearctic. Dead Eccentric Sand Dollar Sea Urchin form shallow marine sediments. They are bioturbators. They are nocturnal carnivores. Individuals can grow to 84 mm. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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EOL has data for 39 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of eccentric sand dollar sea urchin. View this species on GBIF