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Download What Do Purple Sea Urchins Eat Gif. Sea urchins (/ˈɜːrtʃɪnz/), are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class echinoidea. Purple sea urchins are devouring the kelp forest off california's coast.

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Some species love to eat kelp and other marine vegetation. Sea lions dart past a rock with purple urchins. In order to gain protection from predators and the elements, purple sea urchins cluster together and use their sharp spines to burrow into the.

Among the spines are five paired rows of tiny tube feet with suckers that.

Sea urchin availability depends on species and location. Again, the underlying cause is an imbalance in the. Some representatives of this species are known for the power to catch many otters from using a large number of hedgehogs, bones and insides are sometimes stained with a purple pigment. Recently the population of sea otters in the monterey bay of california has diminished.