sea ​​urchins

The 'gardeners' of the reef. Four healthy sea urchin species on Reunion Island (Photo: Jean-Pascal Quod)

The Gardeners of the Sea Are Disappearing: Are Coral Reefs Facing Collapse?

The deadly parasite that destroyed sea urchins in Eilat has also spread to the Indian Ocean
The sea urchin Diadema setosum before (left) and after (right) mortality. The white skeleton is exposed after the tissue is loosened and the spines fall off

The global sea urchin population is in real danger for its continued existence

The plague that destroyed the sea urchins in Eilat has spread to the Indian Ocean and threatens to destroy sea urchin populations all over the world
The Black Sea urchin is one of the most common of the Red Sea urchins, and there we all already know to beware of it. Photo: Quartl, Wikimedia.

Sea urchins from Eilat invade the Mediterranean Sea

sea ​​urchins Source: Nick Hobgood / Wikimedia.

Thorns and hedgehogs (in seawater)

Sea urchin teeth. Credit Wise University

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