More than 950 species of sea urchins play a key role in reef ecosystems. As grazers, they naturally reduce algae cover and maintain the balance needed for coral to live in tropical waters.

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A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.

IT has long been known that certain littoral echinoids habitually cover the parts of their body that are exposed to light by fragments taken from their surroundings. Some have interpreted this as ...

sea-urchin haul She lent me a custom-made tool and showed me where to look, how to measure my take, how to lob the urchin into a mesh bag underwater. I pried the urchins from their perches.

Under the bright blue water of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, the view is stunning. Expansive coral reefs teeming with life; colorful fish and invertebrates. But something crucial has gone ...

Long-spined sea urchins are a crucial species in their shallow tropical environments, since they eat and keep algae populations in check that might otherwise threaten the survival of coral reefs.

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The particular species of sea urchin affected is a well-known protector of coral reefs and the ... It seems to be heading east towards the tropical waters of the Coral Triangle that extends off ...