Adult Sea Urchins on Sea Floor (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Adult Sea Urchins on Sea Floor

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Adult sea urchins look like pin-cushions on the sea floor, while their microscopic offspring swim in the water column above.

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Rachel Collin laboratory

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