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Flower urchin

Toxopneustes pileolus
Ci turam: Its scientific genus name, Toxopneustes, means "poison breath", and its species name, pileolus, means "little cap".1
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la jamee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Oursin, biddiwu géej ak ver Dafay jamDafay lekk: Tuuti ci lépp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The flower urchin is a sea urchin with flower-shaped claws that can sting. It lives on coral reefs, in seagrass beds and on rocky or sandy sea floors across the Indo-West Pacific. It is one of the sea urchins most likely to cause a painful and medically significant sting.1

Dafay dund ci
Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from Okinawa (Japan) south to Tasmania (Australia), and west from the Red Sea and East African coast east to Rarotonga (Cook Islands)1
Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géej gu Xonq, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal
Kër
It is found among coral reefs, coral rubble, rocks, sand and seagrass beds, at depths from the surface down to 90 m. It may partly bury itself in the sea floor. Its habitat includes coral reef areas where people snorkel and dive.1
Guddaay
15 cm ba 20 cm (5,9 in ba 7,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,02 km/h (0,01 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It feeds on algae, bryozoans (small colonial animals) and organic detritus (decaying material). It grinds its food with five calcareous teeth known as Aristotle's lantern.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Flower urchin
Flower urchin. Foto: Nhobgood. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Flower-like claws (globiferous pedicellariae) that are pinkish-white to yellowish-white, with a central purple dot and a bright white rim1
  • A rigid shell (test) that is deep red and grey, with a purple zigzag pattern along each of the five ambulacral segments; rarely it is greenish or pale purple1
  • Short, blunt spines, usually hidden beneath the flower-like claws1
  • A body diameter of about 15 to 20 cm1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Other Toxopneustes urchins look similar. Toxopneustes roseus has a uniform pink, brown or purple test and lives only in the eastern Pacific. Toxopneustes elegans, found only around Japan, has a dark stripe just below the tips of its spines. Toxopneustes maculatus is very rare, known from Réunion, Christmas Island and Palmyra Atoll, and has bright violet on its underside and a violet band around its middle.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is made in glands at the base of the flower-like claws, not in the spines. The claws have sharp fang-like tips that can penetrate human skin, and when touched they snap shut and inject venom. The sting is described as extremely painful and medically significant.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

It is considered highly dangerous to people. Its stings are extremely painful and medically significant. Larger individuals with bigger claws are thought to be more dangerous, because the strength of the venom is linked to claw size.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When touched or brushed against, its flower-like claws snap shut and inject venom. The claws can break off and stay attached to the skin, continuing to inject venom for several hours.1

Su jamee

  • Teg gaañu-gaañu bi ci ndox mu tàng, lu nit ki mën a muñ waaye bu dul ko lakk, te wutal ndimbal doktoor ngir dindi dag yi. Bul gas ngir wut leen sa bopp.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak OseyaniMbàmbulaanu PasifikMbàmbulaanu EndGéej gu XonqGéeju KoraayGéeju FilipinGéeju Timor ak ArafuraGolfu Bengal

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Flower urchin guddaayam lu tollu ci 20 cm (7,9 in)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalegën a yéex escargot bu tóokër

Flower urchin ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Unlike most venomous sea urchins, it does not sting through its spines. Its venom is delivered through the claws.1

2

A zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii, often lives attached to its shell. The crab is thought to be immune to its venom.1

3

Its flower-like claws are the source of its common name and are its most striking feature.1

4

Tiny shrimp, Athanas areteformis, sometimes live among its spines.1

5

In the seashell trade, its empty shells are called "mushroom urchins" because they look like mushroom caps.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Sea urchins sting with their spines.

Dëgg: Flower urchins do not deliver venom through their spines. Their venom comes from the flower-like claws, which snap shut and inject it.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Toxopneustes pileolus
Mbooloo
Oursin, biddiwu géej ak ver
Njaboot
Toxopneustidae2
Toftal
Camarodonta
Kontinaa yi
Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géej gu Xonq, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaan yi
Liir yi
Eggs and sperm are released into the water during mass spawning events, and fertilisation happens outside the body.1
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Toxopneustes pileolus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Toxopneustes pileolus (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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