Variegated Sea Urchin
Variegated Sea Urchin
lytechinus variegatus
The Variegated Sea Urchin is a spiky creature found in the ocean. Its colorful shell can have patterns of purple, green, and blue!
生息地: Shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean, often found in coral reefs and rocky areas.
外見
The Variegated Sea Urchin has a round, globe-like body often colored white, green, or even purple. It is covered in numerous short, blunt spines that can vary in hue, making it look speckled. Some individuals might even carry small shells or debris on their top.
界Animalia門Echinodermata綱Echinoidea目Camarodonta科Toxopneustidae属Lytechinus
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Each spine is attached to a ball-and-socket joint, allowing it to move in any direction!
Its mouth is on its underside, but its waste comes out of a tiny hole on its top!
They use tiny, clear suction-cup feet to hold onto the seafloor, even upside down!
When it reproduces, it releases millions of tiny eggs and sperm right into the ocean water.
特殊能力
能力
Ocean Grazer
Variegated Sea Urchins have a special mouthpart called Aristotle's lantern that helps them scrape algae off surfaces with five sharp teeth.
能力
Debris Defender
Variegated Sea Urchins can pick up and hold bits of shell or seagrass that helps them create a physical shield against predators.
サイズと詳細
- Average Size
- 7 cm
- Average Lifespan
- 8 年
食性と食事
These spiky grazers nibble on plants and tiny bits of decaying matter found on the seafloor.
主な食物
- macroalgae
- microalgae
- seagrass
- detritus
採餌方法
- Grazing
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Nine-armed sea star
Luidia senegalensis
This sea star hunts and consumes Variegated Sea Urchins.
eaten by
Sharpnose puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
Pufferfish have strong beaks to crack open sea urchin tests.
eats
Turtle grass
Thalassia testudinum
Sea urchins graze on the blades of this common seagrass.
特徴
別名
Green Sea UrchinRainbow UrchinTropical Sea Urchin
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Do not touch without adult supervision, as their spikes can be sharp.
よくある質問
Variegated Sea Urchinのaverage Sizeは何ですか？
7 cm
Variegated Sea Urchinのaverage Lifespanは何ですか？
8 年
Variegated Sea Urchinは何を食べますか？
These spiky grazers nibble on plants and tiny bits of decaying matter found on the seafloor.
Variegated Sea Urchinは通常どこに生息していますか？
Shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean, often found in coral reefs and rocky areas.
Variegated Sea Urchinはどのように狩りをしますか？
Grazing
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