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Black sea urchin shell (αχινός)

Arbacia lixula

Description:

The black sea urchin, Arbacia lixula is a species of a medium-sized sea urchin, characterized by its deep black color and its haemispherical shape. The species is very common in the Greek seas and it was spotted in Soutrali beach, Pagasitikos gulf, Greece.

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3 Comments

Gabe39
Gabe39 7 years ago

Cool

I love these shells, dear Chris, they're so dainty and fragile!

Chris Taklis
Chris Taklis 7 years ago

Fantastic.

Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on Jul 22, 2016
Submitted on Jul 23, 2016

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