Purple sea urchin, Histocidaris purpurata

This stunning purple sea urchin, Histocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872), was found on Clark Seamount on the southern end of the Kermadec Ridge at 990 m. Credit: Rob Stewart, NIWA. Ocean Survey 20/20 Mapping the Mineral Resources of the Kermadec Arc Project (LINZ, GNS, NIWA, WHOI).