LONG-SPINED SEA URCHIN (Diadema savignyi): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
PEA URCHIN (Echinocyamus pusillus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
WESTERN SAND DOLLAR (Dendraster excentricus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
SIX KEYHOLE SAND DOLLAR (Leodia sexiesperforata): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
TUXEDO PINCUSHION URCHIN (Mespilia globulus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Sea urchins and sand dollars live all over the world.
HABITAT
Sea urchins live on wave-exposed rocks, in crevices within rocks, in rock pools, on coral reefs, in sandy lagoons, in sea grass beds, and in kelp forests. Sand dollars live in sand and coarse gravel.
DIET
Some sea urchins eat only algae, sea grass, and seaweed. Algae (AL-jee) are plantlike growths that live in water and have no true roots, stems, or leaves. Others also eat small animals and waste particles. Sand dollars eat diatoms and plant particles that accumulate in sand. Diatoms (DYE-uh-tahms) are a type of algae that have a shell.
CONSERVATION STATUS
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists one species of sea urchins and sand dollars as Low Risk/Near Threatened, or at risk of becoming threatened with extinction in the future.
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3 months ago
... uhhh can u tell me the charictor \istcks of a sea urchi