sealord > A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, begins to bury itself into the beach in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.  This sea potato was unearthed by bait digger Sam Robins while he was searching for razor clams.  The sea potato was placed back on the sand in a shallow pool.  It quickly buried itself and disappeared from view.  This image was taken with a compact digital Canon S80 with an underwater housing.

Photographed on 20 February 2007.
File No. BG 200207 6627
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, begins to bury itself in the beach in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast on 20 February 2007.  This echinoderm was brought up to the surface of the beach by a bait digger searching for razor clams.  The animal was placed in a pool on the beach and within a few minutes it had completely buried itself.

File No. BG 200207 6624 
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sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast >  Echinocardium cordatum BG 200207 6630 smg
sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast >  Echinocardium cordatum BG 200207 6710 smg
sealord > This sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, was accidentally unearthed by recreational bait digger Sam Robbins who was looking for worms and razor clams in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.  This sea potato was found quite close to a patch of eel grass, which they are sometimes associated with. The echinoderm was quick to rebury itself in the sand.  They live in a burrow usually about 15 cm underneath the surface of the sand.  Photographed on 1 February 2006.
File No. 32-809
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sealord > A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, from Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast digging down into the sand.
Photographed on 1 February 2006
File No. 32-809
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, from Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.  The sea potato lives in the sand and was unearthed by a bait digger.  It was preparing to tunnel down into the sand again.
Photographed on 1 February 2006
File No. 23-809
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, begins to bury itself into the beach in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. This sea potato was unearthed by bait digger Sam Robins while he was searching for razor clams. The sea potato was placed back on the sand in a shallow pool. It quickly buried itself and disappeared from view. This image was taken with a compact digital Canon S80 with an underwater housing.

Photographed on 20 February 2007.
File No. BG 200207 6627
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, begins to bury itself into the beach in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.  This sea potato was unearthed by bait digger Sam Robins while he was searching for razor clams.  The sea potato was placed back on the sand in a shallow pool.  It quickly buried itself and disappeared from view.  This image was taken with a compact digital Canon S80 with an underwater housing.

Photographed on 20 February 2007.
File No. BG 200207 6627
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
A sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, begins to bury itself into the beach in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. This sea potato was unearthed by bait digger Sam Robins while he was searching for razor clams. The sea potato was placed back on the sand in a shallow pool. It quickly buried itself and disappeared from view. This image was taken with a compact digital Canon S80 with an underwater housing.

Photographed on 20 February 2007.
File No. BG 200207 6627
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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