Sea Urchin Endoskeleton

Description:

Description: The test (endoskeleton) of a variable sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) washed up on a beach in the Lake Worth Lagoon Estuary. Sea urchins capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert it into harmless calcium carbonate to make their lovely symmetrical "shells" (called "test"). www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130204220840.htm. Date: 1 August 2014, 07:05. Source: Sea Urchin Endoskeleton. Author: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. Camera location 26° 48′ 43.84″ N, 80° 02′ 41.89″ W : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 26.812178; -80.044970.