Photo Image Elongate heart urchin Lovenia alongate

ELONGATE HEART URCHIN

Lovenia alongate

The Elongate heart urchin has a white body with fuzzy spines. It is very active but sometimes lies within sandy areas with their bodies buried. They can exist in big groups spreading out in the sandy area.The color can also be variable.
Frequency of sightings:
Ocasional
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), TK 1, TK2, TK3

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Echinoderm
Echinoidea
Sea Urchin
-	Cake urchin
-	Calamaris sea urchin
-	Diadema sea urchin
-	Elongate heart urchin
-	False fire urchin
-	Fire urchin
-	Flower sea urchin