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  1. This is the Purple Sea Urchin. There are many different kinds of Sea Urchins, it is one 1000 different species. They are a very pretty animal but they are also dangerous! Fun Facts: If a prey eats a purple Sea urchin For example the Sea Otter their teeth can possibly turn purple!

    • Ecology

      The Purple Sea Urchin (Arbacia Punctulata) can be found in...

    • Physiology

      Oxygen is important for all living creatures. But oxygen is...

    • Evolution

      The Purple Sea Urchin Resource: Home; Ecology; Physiology....

    • Reproduction

      Urchins reach sexual maturity at 2 years old (3). Sea...

  2. The Purple Sea Urchin, or Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, is an aquatic animal and a echinoderm. This 4 inched organism has a red outer body covered with bumps and holes and bright purple spikes and tubed feet that extend from it that are used for movement and protection.

  3. Purple Sea Urchins are cold blooded and incapable of controlling their body temperature. Their body temperature is the same as the water they are in. That is why sea urchins live in waters that they are best suited for.

  4. The Purple Sea Urchin starts out as a zygote. However, mitosis begins and therefore the cells double. Once 32 cells have been made, there are many stages of development that the embryo goes through the main ones being blastula, gastrula, and pluteus. The Sea Urchin goes through three main stages.

  5. Purple Sea Urchins generally start to mate and reporudce when they are 2 years old. This proccess usually occurs from late winter to early spring, rolling through January, Februrary, March and April. Sea Urchins reproduce by a way called external fertilization.

  6. How The Purple Sea Urchin Digests Food. The Purple Sea Urchin is an Echinoderms, which is composed of species of marine animals. The purple sea Urchins digestive system is not that complex, and unlike humans, there mouth is at the bottom of the body, and the anus is at the top.

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  8. The purple Sea Urchin is a saltwater animal. The Urchin lives on the Pacific coastline, usually being found between Alaska and Mexico. The Purple Sea Urchin survives well with very high tide, which is why it lives so close to the coast.

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