Echinocardium cordatum - Sea potato (Sea urchin images)

Images of species taken at various locations across the south coast of Cornwall; the best place to find this species is at Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, where tests can be found in large numbers on the strandline after storms, and where live animals can similarly be found washed up on the lowershore. Species can also be found in Mounts Bay from Newlyn to Marazion.

Species also found in soft sediment on the lowershore at Batten Beach, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon; by Dr. Keith Hiscock of the Marine Biological Association, and at the MBA Batten Bay Bioblitz 2014. 12.09.14. Species lives under sand, species can be found by looking for two small holes on the surface of sand, a few inches apart. The species also has a commensal bivalve, Tellimya ferruginosa, Rusty montagu shell, that can be found close to the anus of the species, as seen in the images above.

Scientific and European Names:
Echinocardium cordatum, Sea Potato, Seeigel herzigel, Zeeklit, Oursin coeur, Erizo corazon, Spatango a forma di cuore.

APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.