A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.
Item 1 of 2 A dead black sea urchin is displayed at a laboratory in Tel Aviv University's Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Corinna Kern/File PhotoA dead black sea urchin is displayed at a laboratory in Tel Aviv University's Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 23, 2023.
The pathogen kills fast and violently - in just two days colonies can be lost - making it hard to assess how many are dying, said Omri Bronstein, a zoologist from Tel Aviv University and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. In the Gulf of Aqaba, no other creature has taken over that role and Bronstein's team is already seeing extensive growth in algae cover.
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