Species Name: Mespilia globulus

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name: Blue Tuxedo Urchin

Range: Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific

Natural Environment: Inhabits reef terraces, beneath overhangs, crevices and also found on rock and rubble areas covered in algae

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 75 to 83°F (24 - 28°C). Body size is about 2 inches (5 cm), with very short spines. Nocturnal and consume huge amounts of algae including coralline algae.

Potential Controller Of:
Derbesia marina
Derbesia species 2
Derbesia species 1
Boodlea species
Ostreobium species
Cladophoropsis species 2
Cladophoropsis species 1
Chaetomorpha crassa
Chaetomorpha aerea
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora prolifera
Cladophora laetevirens
Chlorodesmis species (Turtle Weed)
Acetabularia crennulata (Mermaids Cup/Mermaid Wine Glass Alga)
Valoniopsis pachynema
Bryopsis species
Bryopsis plumosa
Enteromorpha prolifera
Enteromorpha linza
Enteromorpha intestinalis
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva rigida (Sea Lettuce)
Ulva lactuca