Jan 19, 2020
“Biodiversity”, False Bay, Simon's Town, South Africa,
Echinoderms form a branch of benthic marine animals present at all oceanic bottoms. They constitute a very important part of benthic fauna with a very rich diversity of up to 7000 species related in 5 classes: tarfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, feather stars and brittle star. And therefore play a major role in the biological processes of the marine environment, particularly with regard to the recycling of waste by their detritus feeders or filter feeders.
Greg Lecoeur Photography,
Underwater Photography Guide