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Micropyga violacea is a sea urchin of the rare family Micropygidae, found in the Indo-Pacific. De Meijere described it in 1903, and it was recognized as the second living species placed in Micropygidae. Its classification distinguishes it from the more familiar regular sea urchins and places it amon...
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Visually distinctive Micropyga species with specialist appeal, but limited mainstream scientific or public prominence.
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Micropyga tuberculata is a marine sea urchin in the family Micropygidae, order Micropygoida, described by Alexander Agassiz in 1879. It is an extant species of the genus Micropyga, a small genus of regular echinoids associated with deep water; records place it in the Indo-Pacific, including a specim...
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Recognized deep-sea species with notable morphology; reputation mostly technical and collection-based.
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