Holopneustes inflatus, the pink sea urchin or sea grass sea urchin is a species of sea urchin of the family Temnopleuridae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Temnopleuridae |
| Genus: | Holopneustes |
| Species: | H. inflatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Holopneustes inflatus Lütken, 1872
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Pink Sea Urchins are found in southern Australia, in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. The habitat is inter-tidal rocky areas and coastal waters up to a depth of 75 metres. Often seen amongst kelp. A small and delicate urchin, food is a variety of plants and dead animals.
The test diameter is up to 5 centimetres, usually brightly coloured and finely tuberculated. Spines are less than 5 millimetres long. Spines may be orange, dark red, pink or yellowish.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Holopneustes inflatus". The Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Pink Sea Urchin". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Holopneustes inflatus". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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