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Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: skw’itth’i’

Taxon Name: Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

“Common” Name: green sea urchin

Cultural Values:

food

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spiritual

material

trade

indicator

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis is commonly known as the green sea urchin because of its characteristic green color, not to be confused with Psammechinus miliaris as it is also commonly called the green sea urchin. It is commonly found in northern waters all around the world including both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to a northerly latitude of 81 degrees and as far south as Maine

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Observational Data:
First reported: 1969-02-21
Source: dataPaper
Last reported: 2023-05-28
Source: iNat
Obervation count: 6