Strongylocentrotus
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| Strongylocentrotus | |
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| Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Superorder: | Echinacea |
| Order: | Echinoida |
| Family: | Strongylocentrotidae |
| Genus: | Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 [1] |
Strongylocentrotus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Strongylocentrotidae containing several species.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes:[1]
- Strongylocentrotus djakonovi Baranova, 1957
- Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O. F. Müller, 1776) - green sea urchin
- Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (A. Agassiz, 1863) - red sea urchin
- Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1863)
- Strongylocentrotus nudus
- Strongylocentrotus pallidus (G. O. Sars, 1871)
- Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus A. Agassiz and H. L. Clark, 1907
- Strongylocentrotus pulchellus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
- Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) - purple sea urchin
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroh, Andreas (2010). "Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
External links
- The sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genomic data base from California Institute of Technology
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