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Sea Potato
Echinocardium cordatum
3,404 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 3,404 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Mediterranean Heart UrchinEchinocardium mediterraneum
Groove Burrowing UrchinBrissus unicolor
Mud Heart UrchinMoira atropos
Echinocardium fenauxi
Purple Heart UrchinSpatangus purpureus
Moira lethe
Keeled Heart UrchinBrissus latecarinatus
Rhynobrissus cuneus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 40,433 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 40,413 |
| United Kingdom | 319 |
| Netherlands | 124 |
| England | 120 |
| Spain | 105 |
| Scotland | 105 |
| Denmark | 96 |
| Galicia | 92 |
| Australia | 84 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins · Echinoidea |
| Order | Heart Urchins · Spatangoida |
| Family | Loveniidae |
| Genus | Echinocardium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sea Potato with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.