Yes some species are safe to hold, I held one on my recent Caribbean cruise. However other species are not safe to touch. If you dont know the best bet is not to touch it as they can be venomous.
The classification of a Sea Urchin is Echinoidea
sea urchin
Cover the affected area with vinegar once you get out of the water. Soak a lint-free towel in vinegar and hold it on there as long as possible.
A sea urchin does move, but not very frequently.
because the crab needs the sea urchin for protection and the sea urchin needs the crab for food
Ummm...it's the thing from which a sea urchin hatches?
I think a sea anenome and a sea urchin can live together because i have a little aquarium and there is a sea urchin and and a sea anenome (if that's how you spell it) living in there and they were perfectly fine. BUT if you have a sea urchin do not have any crabs in there, because my sea urchin killed one, and almost killed another one by taking its claw off. :(
a blue tuxedo sea urchin
Spines of the sea urchin can cause injuries of the skin.
It urges the sea to adapt to IT! The litle urchin urger.
A (street) urchin is a child who lives on the street, surviving by engaging in petty crimes. A (sea) urchin is a spiny creature (exoskeleton), with a soft interior. I welcome improvements to this answer.
kelp crab is stronger