Posionus Flower Urchin

Please take a look at the red zig zags under the 'flowers' and provide your opinion.

Looks to me like lines on the body shell???

Please take a look at the red zig zags under the 'flowers' and provide your opinion.

 

Looks to me like lines on the body shell???

Hi Okuma,

the markings match the image of Toxopneustes pileolus on pg 451 "Reef Creature Identification, Tropical Pacific".

Google images of it. Seems fairly standard but gee from what I read I sure wouldn't want to get to close for a look!

Cheers,

Jim.

More info at the bottom of this page http://www.calacademy.org/blogs/expedition/?p=254

Please take a look at the red zig zags under the 'flowers' and provide your opinion.

 

Looks to me like lines on the body shell???

Yes, those are lines on the shell .

See the attached pic i took recently at Anilao