Sea Urchin Echinus esculentis


The shell of an edible common sea urchin is an exoskeleton of calcerous plates that is normally protected by spines and locomotion achieved with five rows of tube feet


Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Scarborough North Yorkshire UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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