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Heart Urchins

 Metalia spatangus (Heart Urchin)

Metalia spatangus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Heart Urchin

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

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These urchins are in the Order Spatangoida and bury themselves in the substrate/sand and move through it, internally processing some of the sand and cleaning it of adhering matter such as diatoms, detritus and tiny invertebrate.


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