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A week-old sea urchin

Organism : Echinoderm Sea urchin
Species : Paracentrotus lividus
Description : A few days after fertilization, the sea urchin planktonic larva looks like a miniature Eiffel Tower. Its skeleton made of calcium carbonate crystals diffracts polarized light in a festival of rainbow colors. Photo : C Sardet, CNRS
Project : The Plankton Chronicles
Website : http://www.planktonchronicles.org
Tags : Larvae Larva Pluteus
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