Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
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, abundance
2015-02-25
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Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
2015-02-25
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https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/diadema-antillarum-black-sea-urchin/
https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/diadema-antillarum-black-sea-urchin/
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Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Diadematoida, Diadematidae, Diadema, antillarum, reef, coral, algae, grazing, abundance
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.