Photo Image Cake urchin Tripneustes gratilla

CAKE URCHIN

Tripneustes gratilla

One of the most common and variable species. It has white and red spines that have a separate area of pedicellaria which are variable in width. The base color can be black or green with a white and orange spine. Found in shallow water. Size up to 15 cm
Frequency of sightings:
Common
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Lembeh Resort House Reef

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Echinoderm
Echinoidea
Sea Urchin
-	Cake urchin
-	Calamaris sea urchin
-	Diadema sea urchin
-	Elongate heart urchin
-	False fire urchin
-	Fire urchin
-	Flower sea urchin