Echinus+melo


 * __Echinus melo: Melon Sea Urchin__**
 * **Class**: Echinoidei
 * **Location**: Mediterranean, Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to Cape Green
 * **Habitat**: algae covered rocks in coastal areas, abundant at 40 m deep
 * **Size**: diameter- about 6 inches
 * **Human Impact**: humans harvest Melon Sea Urchin and serve their roe as a delicacy
 * **Interesting Facts**: have tube feet- how cute!, from above seems to have pentagonal shape, primary spines laid out in single row on interambulacral plates
 * **Male and Female**: no differences
 * **Life Cycle**: egg develops into blastula, larva then metamorpheses into adult, average lifespan about 4 years
 * **Living Requirements**: feed on algae and small invertebrate, cool water about 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit

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 * Zookeeper: Tori Lopez**
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