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title: "Flower Urchin"
description: "Toxopneustes pileolus — Outros animais. Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/flower-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Flower Urchin

> Toxopneustes pileolus — Outros animais. Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Toxopneustes pileolus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 661
- Wikidata: [Q2488394](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2488394)
- iNaturalist taxon: [319375](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319375)

## Names

- en: Flower Urchin
- fr: Oursin-fleur

## Countries with the most observations

PH (120), NC (69), ID (53), KE (49), AU (48), NF (31), JP (30), TZ (25), TW (24), MU (14), OM (14), TH (14)

## Summary

Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific. It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched (as this species is toxic). It inhabits coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky or sandy environments at depths of up to 90 m (295 ft). It feeds on algae, bryozoans, and organic detritus.
Its common name is derived from its numerous and distinctively flower-like pedicellariae, which are usually pinkish-white to yellowish-white in color with…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxopneustes_pileolus

## Photo

![Flower Urchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/flower-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342593017

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/flower-urchin?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).