The Echinoid Directory

Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816)
	Common name: English - Ten lined (sea) urchin, German - Minen-Seeigel Systematics: Cidaridae, Cidaroida Distribution: Indo-Pacific Diet: Omnivorous, algae, encrusting organisms, detritus Feeding type: Grazer, scavenger Habitat: Perireefal Depth range: 5 - 570 m Maximum test size: 30 mm Behaviour: Epifaunal
3D model (interactive)	Model
3D model (static)	Aboral, lateral and oral views
MRI pictures	MRI image slices
Illustrations from literature	Eucidaris tribuloides (from Ludwig 1877)
More pictures	http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1124
Technical information	Specimen ID: 1969.5.1.15-40 Natural History Museum, London Expedition: - Collected in: 1969, Aldabra, Indian Ocean, in Thalassia beds Collected by: J.D. Taylor Identified by: J.D. Taylor Specimen test size: 2.0 cm Scanning location: Berlin 7T Scanning solution: Aqua dest. + Magnevist MRI dataset resolution: (81 µm)³
Literature cited	Agassiz, A. 1872. Revision of the Echini. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 7. Ludwig, H. 1877. Beiträge zur Anatomie der Echinoideen. In: Morphologische Studien an Echinodermen. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816)