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Purple sea urchin

Paracentrotus lividus

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Field Notes

Description:

He was still small, 3 cm diametre

Habitat:

Found under a rock, tidal pools

Reference Links:

MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network

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Comments (2)
mendes.madalena
i cheated on that, i pulled it gently off the rock where it was so that i could see it moving ;)
PedroNicolau
The way it moves... Incredible! All the ones I've seen weren't moving.

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Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
Beach Biodiversity of Portugal - Dunes, Sand and Sea

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PublishedJuly 26, 2013

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