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A cidarid urchin on a dead coral branch

Description

A cidarid urchin on a dead coral branch. The underlying pentameral symmetryof the echinoderms can be seen in the five-sided plates making up the test ofthis animal.

Credit

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana

Display Date

20150830T215553Z

Location

Hawaii, Kona Coast

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana