Aporocidaris is a genus of sea urchins in the family Ctenocidaridae. Several species are found in deep water in circum-Antarctic locations.

Aporocidaris
Aporocidaris eltaniana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Cidaroida
Family: Ctenocidaridae
Genus: Aporocidaris
Agassiz & Clark, 1907[1]
Species

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Characteristics

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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

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The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kroh, A. (2015). "Aporocidaris A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ Schultz, Heinke A.G. (2015). Echinoidea: with pentameral symmetry. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 160. ISBN 978-3-11-038601-1.