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> Sea Urchins > Diadema antillarum
Created 11/3/2013
Family
Diadematidae
TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
Diadema antillarum
Higg's Reef, Key West, 15 feet |
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LONG-SPINED URCHIN
Common within crevices on shallow reefs except where depleted due to pollution. Studies indicate these urchins are necessary to control algal competition with corals. Test diameter of 3 inches, spines to 8 inches. Bermuda south to Brazil. |
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