Photo Image Flower sea urchin Taxopneustes pileolus

FLOWER SEA URCHIN

Taxopneustes pileolus

This species is very beautiful but you should not touch it with bare hands because it extremely venomous and can cause fatalities. The flower has a disc shape called pedicellariae. They are able to bite the skin, and inject a venom. The spines are short and inconspicuous.
Frequency of sightings:
Common
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Jahir, Jahir 2, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), TK 1, TK2, TK3

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