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The green sea urchin prefers to eat seaweeds but will eat other organisms. They are eaten by a variety of predators, including sea stars , crabs, large fish, mammals, birds, and humans. The species name "droebachiensis" is derived from the name of the town Drøbak in Norway.
The green sea urchin occurs in tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies occupy different geographical areas. L. v. variegatus occurs in the Caribbean Sea, southern Florida, the Yucatán peninsula and northern Brazil but not Barbados while L. v. carolinus is found from North Carolina southwards to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Several species of sea urchin share the name green sea urchin: Lytechinus variegatus, also known as the variegated sea urchin; Psammechinus microtuberculatus, occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean; Psammechinus miliaris, also known as the shore sea urchin
These days, long-spined sea urchins are known as the gardeners of the sea. They tend the algae on the coral reefs they call home, making sure it never overwhelms their hosts. Spotting one on the ...
Psammechinus microtuberculatus, also known as the green sea urchin, [2] [dubious – discuss] in the family Parechinidae. [1] It was formerly known as Echinus microtuberculatus , and thought to be of the genus Echinus .
Psammechinus miliaris is a species of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae. It is sometimes known as the green sea urchin or shore sea urchin . It is found in shallow areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea .
Lytechinus semituberculatus, commonly known as the green hedgehog or green sea urchin, is a sea urchin found in the coast of the Galapagos Islands. [1] It is recognizable by its green coloration. Its conservation status is unknown.
For marine scientists, it was deja vu: Another die-off swept through the region in the 1980s and slashed sea urchin populations by around 98%. Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started ...
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