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Sea Urchin

Echinodermata

Description:

This was a very delicate vacant "shell" that i found, and was the remnant of a sea urchin. It was in a tidepool, in monterey and was about an inch and a half in diameter. There was a micro shrimp living inside.

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Sea Urchin
JasonNaper
JasonNaper 13 years ago
Sea Urchin


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2 Comments

BlueFerns
BlueFerns 13 years ago

Thank you so much for the identifications! This was stumping me!

peter
peter 13 years ago

So cool

BlueFerns
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BlueFerns

Monterey, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 28, 2011
Submitted on Feb 28, 2011

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