Sea urchin epizootic (IMAGE)

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Sea urchin epizootic

Caption

Images of moribund D. africanum off Tenerife Island during the September 2022 mass mortality event: a) Moribund individual of D. africanum showing abnormal position and movement of the spines with white and greenish bare areas devoid of tissue; b) Accumulation of detached spines and dead D. africanum individuals on the sea bed; c) The fish Thalassoma pavo predating upon a moribund individual of D. africanum; and d) The polychaete Hermodice carunculata feeding on a dead individual of D. africanum.

Credit

Cano, Lorenzo-Morales, Bronstein, Sangil and Hernández

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