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Pencil urchin - Stylocidaris affinis

Pencil urchin is certainly one of the most curious and most characteristic species of Mediterranean urchins. Its common name derives from the shape of its thorns which resemble a classic pencil or "Lapis" as we say in Tuscany. However, these thorns are quite fragile as they are funny ...
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Ridge outside Livorno

We are in a stretch of sea between Livorno and the island of Gorgona, off the island of Gorgona at a depth of between -62m. -67m. The seabed is typical of the Mediterranean Sea at high depths ...