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Pseudoboletia indiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Camarodonta
Family:	Toxopneustidae
Genus:	Pseudoboletia
Species:	P. indiana
Binomial name
Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862)

Pseudoboletia indiana, commonly known as the pebble collector urchin, is a species of echinoderms belonging to the family Taxopneustidae. In Hawaii P. indiana is also known as hawa`e po`ohina.

Description

Pseudoboletia indiana has a white round body with short spikes, variously colored white, pink, purple, or green at the ends. Pseudoboletia indiana is on average around 5 in (130 mm) in diameter.

Distribution

The pebble collector urchin can be found in Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, and Madagascar.

Habitat

Pseudoboletia indiana lives on the ocean floor, at up to 100 m (330 ft) in depth. The urchin uses debris from the ocean, such as pebbles, broken pieces or coral, seaweed, to cover itself. The urchin also provides protection to other smaller marine life like the miner’s urchin shrimp (Gnathophylloides mineri). During the night, the urchin will abandon the pebbles and coral it uses as camouflage and will roam around.

References

1. WoRMS. "Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
2. ^ "Pebble Collector Urchin". hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
3. Zigler, Kirk S; Byrne, Maria; Raff, Elizabeth C; Lessios, H. A.; Raff, Rudolf A. (2012-04-10). "Natural hybridization in the sea urchin genus Pseudoboletia between species without apparent barriers to gamete recognition". Evolution. 66 (6): 1695–1708. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01609.x. ISSN 0014-3820. PMID 22671540.
4. ^ "Pebble-collector Urchin, Pseudoboletia indiana". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
5. ^ "Pseudoboletia indiana". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
6. Hoover, John (1998). Hawaii's Sea Creatures: A Guide to Hawaii's Marine Invertebrates. Mutual Pub. ISBN 9781566472203.

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