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Heart Urchins

 Spatangus purpureus (Purple Heart Urchin)

Spatangus purpureus
Muller, 1776

Purple Heart Urchin

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

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These urchins are in the Order Spatangoida and bury themselves in the substrate/sand and move through it, internally processing some of the sand and cleaning it of adhering matter such as diatoms, detritus and tiny invertebrate.


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