Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
The black sea urchin, also called a long-spined sea urchin, is the most abundant and important herbivore on the coral reefs of the western Atlantic and Caribbean basin. When the population of these sea urchins is at a healthy level, they are the main grazers which prevent algae overgrowth of the reef.
Animalia Echinodermata Echinoidea Diadematoida Diadematidae Diadema antillarum reef coral algae grazing abundanceAuthor(s) | Jane Hawkey |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2015-02-25 |
Album | Fauna > Echinoderms |
Type | Symbol |
Dimensions | 500 x 438 |
Filesize | 16.3 kB (svg) 57.1 kB (png) |
Number of Downloads | 707 |
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License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |