urchins

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"In the supermarket, you find luxury products, sea urchins or Dom Perignon champagne, and vegetables have become extremely expensive," pushing some people to do their shopping in a neighbouring town.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Crinoids are part of the phylum Echinodermata which also boasts sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

In turn, sea urchins are an important food source for many marine mammals, fish, crustaceans, and sea stars.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

If the keystone species puts a check on urchins, allowing kelp forests to heal, we could recover an economic driver and a powerful tool for fighting climate change.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

It was as well to go out early, otherwise you could never tell how much had already been taken by urchins, for dung was easy to sell and commanded a good price.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya