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A fact from Abatus cordatus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 July 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface?
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... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface? Source: "Ils sont émis au niveau des gonopores et tombent directement dans les cavités incubatrices" and "Au bout de presque 9 mois, les juvéniles (plusieurs dizaines par poche) sont libérés directement sur le fond, à côté de leur mère"