Hemicentrotus

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinoida
Family: Strongylocentrotidae
Genus: Hemicentrotus
Species: H. pulcherrus
Binomial name
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
(A. Agassiz, 1863)
Synonyms

Strongylocentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1863)

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus is a species of sea urchin, the only species in the genus Hemicentrotus.[1] It is found along the coasts of Korea and China, and in Japan from Kyūshū to Ishikari Bay. It is edible, and is harvested from Kyūshū to Fukui, in the Sea of Japan.[2][3]

References

External identifiers for Hemicentrotus
Encyclopedia of Life 4710390
NCBI 7650
  1. Biermann, Christiane H.; Kessing, Bailey D.; Palumbi, Stephen R. (2003). "Phylogeny and development of marine model species: strongylocentrotid sea urchins" (PDF). Evolution & Development. 5 (4): 360–371. PMID 12823452. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03043.x.
  2. Agatsuma, Yukio (2001). "Ecology of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseodocentrotus depressus, and Anthocidaris crassispina in southern Japan". Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science. 32: 363–374. doi:10.1016/S0167-9309(01)80022-3.
  3. Agatsuma, Yukio (2007). "Ecology of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseodocentrotus depressus, and Anthocidaris crassispina". In Lawrence, John M. Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology. Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science. 38 (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 459–472. ISBN 9780080465586.
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