Title: Saltwater (invertebrates)
Species #: 107
Common Name: purple-spined sea urchin
Scientific Name: Arbacia punctulata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Arbacioida
Family: arbaciidae
Geography/Habitat: They are found in Cape Cod to the West Indies. They on mainly found on rocks and shells in deep salt water. Life Strategy: The females can release several million at a time. These eggs settle and the sperm is released. Food/Feed Strategy: They mainly eat algae and other organisms that grow on the rocks around them.
Citation: Braccini, S. 2001. "Arbacia punctulata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed December 11, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Arbacia_punctulata.html.