Echinothrix diadema (Long Spined Urchin)
Fauna - Echinoderms
Echinothrix diadema (Long Spined Urchin)
Front view illustration of a Long Spined Urchin. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region, in dark reef up to 30 ft deep. It is active at night, hiding in crevices or under rocks at night.
Echinothrix diadema (Long Spined Urchin)
Related Symbols
Lytechinus variegatus (Variegated Sea Urchin)
Illustration of Lytechinus variegatus (Variegated Sea Urchin)
Lytechinus variegatus (Variegated Sea Urchin)
Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
The black sea urchin, also called a long-spined sea urchin, is the most abundant and important herbivore on the coral reefs of the western Atlantic and Caribbean basin. When the population of these sea urchins is at a healthy level, they are the main grazers which prevent algae overgrowth of the reef
Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
Acanthaster planci (Crown-of-Thorns starfish)
Illustration of Acanthaster planci (Crown-of-Thorns starfish), which preys on corals
