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Delicate Heart Sea Urchin

Brisaster fragilis (Düben & Koren 1844)

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Brisaster fragilis (Delicate Heart Sea Urchin) is a species of echinoderms in the family puffball heart urchins. Dead Delicate Heart Sea Urchin form shallow marine sediments. They are bioturbators. Individuals can grow to 43 mm. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of delicate heart sea urchin. View this species on GBIF