New Zealand Seashore

DSC_4147 Pencil urchin, or kina taratara (Goniocidaris umbraculum) live animal. A deep water species notable for disparity in the form of its spines, some of which terminate in concave rounded discs. Blueskin Bay

DSC4147Pencil urchinkina tarataraGoniocidarisumbraculumdeep waterBlueskin Bay