Sea Urchin Jewel
by Sandi OReilly
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Sea Urchin Jewel
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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This Sea Urchin is from my shell collection that has some of the most unique detail and color it reminds me of a fine jewel. Taken with a Nikkor 105mm macro lens.
Sea urchins are members of the phylum Echinodermata, which also includes sea stars, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and crinoids. Like other echinoderms, they have five-fold symmetry (called pentamerism) and move by means of hundreds of tiny, transparent, adhesive "tube feet". The symmetry is not obvious in the living animal, but is easily visible in the dried test. Echinodermate means "spiny skin" in Greek.
Specifically, the term "sea urchin" refers to the "regular echinoids", which are symmetrical and globular, and includes several different taxonomic groups: the order Echinoida, the order Cidaroida or "slate-pencil urchins", which have very thick, blunt spines, and others. Besides sea urchins, the class Echinoidea also includes three groups of "irregular" echinoids: flattened sand dollars, sea biscuits, and heart urchins.
Fine Art Nature Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted in the US and Internationally.
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July 4th, 2012
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Nancy Lee Moran
Wow, Sandi, this image creates awe for nature and for photography. I created a Pinterest pin of it. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/96334879514535416/
Sandi OReilly
Thank you so very much, CJ, for featuring this image in "The Gallery Wall"!! Very honored!!
CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Sandi! Your excellent photograph was selected to be exhibited on the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL where our theme this week is all about that illustrious color PURPLE.
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