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Sea urchin releasing eggs

Organism : Echinoderm Sea urchin
Species : Paracentrotus lividus
Description : Sea urchins produce large amounts of gametes in their gonads that can weigh up to a fifth of the animal’s weight. Here a female sea urchin releases millions of eggs in the open sea. Photo : N Sardet, CNRS
Project : The Plankton Chronicles
Website : http://www.planktonchronicles.org
Tags : Egg
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