The Purple Sea Urchin: Pretty, Purple, Protective

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The Purple Sea Urchin: Pretty, Purple, Protective
By Katelyn Vickery and Maria Fam
Tree of Life Web Project

Habitat:
The purple sea urchins are found in shallow areas of water usually along a coast with strong waves. They are mainly found along the coast line of Alaska all the way down the Pacific Coast to Mexico. They tend to live in kelp forests where they ingest their main source of food, kelp. These sea urchins are very important to their habitat because they help maintain the amount of algae in the ocean.

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