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Description
A purple pancake urchin with at least five small shrimp swimming amongst itsspines. A variety of marine fauna seem to use sea urchins for habitat andprotection. Urchin species is Hygrosoma petersi.
Credit
NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard
Display Date
20141004T132445Z
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collections
Modern Expeditions
Our Deepwater Backyard 2014