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Blue Tuxedo Urchin

Eat or be eaten

Diet: herbivore

Prey: Algae, kelp and sea weed

Predator: Starfish, humans, crabs, snails, sea otters, horn sharks, and more...

Taxonomy

Reproduction

Spawning...

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoidea

Order: Temnopleuroida

Family: Temnopleuridae

4 inches

Adaptations

Impact & Response

On the reef

  • Provides protection for small fish.
  • Sea Urchins clean the reef and keep the coral under control.
  • Spines.

- Can regenerate their spines if lost or broken.

- The urchin will move all their spines away. When the starfish gets closer. The sea urchin will cut off the arm of the starfish.

  • Poisonous.
  • Digging.
  • Tube feet.

Humans?

  • Some Humans love sea urchins... in their sushi.

(Mespilia Glablus)

YAY! Sea Urchins!

By: Kelley Ola :/

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