Name of animal-plant: Heart urchin
Species name: Brisaster latifrons
Animal type: INVERT
Subcategory: echinoderm
Fact:
All animals and plants are given a species name based on a technical term in biological taxnomy. The species name consists of two words and is based on Latin.
The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs and the second part identifies the species within the genus. In this animals case it is: Brisaster latifrons
