ツマジロナガウニ / Echinometra tsumajiro
棘の先端が白いのでツマジロナガウニと言います。
The main feature of this sea urchin is that the spine tip is white.
Scientific Name : Echinometra tsumajiro
Family: Echinometridae
Order: Echinoida
Photo taken at Aquamarine Fukushima
Cape urchin
- ケープアーチン
ケープアーチンは、南アフリカの西海岸の浅い岩礁地帯に生息しているウニ。
昆布などの海草が茂っているところに住んでる。
Cape urchins are species of sea urchin which live in shallow reefs off the the west coast of South Africa.
Their habitats is the area where marine algae have thrived well such as the kelp forests.
Scientific Name : Nidorellia armata
Family: Echinidae
Order: Echinoida
Photo taken at Tokyo Sea Life Park
フジヤマカシパン / Laganum fudsiyama
- 富士山
エビさん、富士山に登頂。
A shrimp reached the summit of Mt. Fuji!
In Japanese the Laganum fudsiyama is called "Fujiyama kashipan", which means "Mt.Fuji sand dollar".
Mt.FUJI. Flying over the Izu peninsula.
BOEING 747-400
Scientific Name : Laganum fudsiyama
Family: Laganidae
Order: Clypeasteroida
Photo taken at Toba Aquarium
オニヒメブンブク / Maretia planulata
- オニヒメブンブク
オニヒメブンブクは、ブンブクウニの仲間。
砂に潜る習性がある。
The Maretia planulata is a member of heart urchins.
It has a habit of hiding in the sand.
Scientific Name : Maretia planulata
Family : Spatangidae
Order : Spatangoida
Photo taken at Enoshima Aquarium
キタムラサキウニ / Strongylocentrotus nudus
- キタムラサキウニ
北海道沿岸に多く生息する。
海草を食べながら成長し、体長10センチ程度になる。
生殖巣は６月～８月に最も発達し、非常においしい☆
The major habitat is off the shore of Hokkaido.
It grows while eating seaweed and reaches a length of about 10 centimeters.
The gonad, that reaches its maximum size during the months from June to August, is very delicious.
Scientific Name : Strongylocentrotus nudus
Family : Strongylocentrotidae
Order : Echinoida
Photo taken at Nosyappu cold current aquarium, Wakkanai
