Title: " Brown Sea Urchin"
closeup of a brown sea urchin, Tripneustes depressus
Sea of Cortez, Mexico
September, 2005
TOTAL EDITION: 200
SIZE: 11.5" X 16.5"
(29 cm X 42 cm)
Short spines and rich dark colors show off this species' perfect radial symmetry. Urchins are primarily herbivorus, feeding on algae and kelp.