Strongylocentrotus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Strongylocentrotidae containing several species.
| Strongylocentrotus | |
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| Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Strongylocentrotidae |
| Genus: | Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 [1] |
Species edit
The World Register of Marine Species includes:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Strongylocentrotus djakonovi Baranova, 1957 | Bering Sea | ||
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Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller, 1776) | green sea urchin | the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to a northerly latitude of 81 degrees and as far south as the Puget Sound (Washington State) and England |
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Strongylocentrotus intermedius (Agassiz, 1863) | Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean | |
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Strongylocentrotus pallidus (Sars, 1871) | Norway, off Russia from the Barents Sea down to the central part of the Sea of Japan | |
| Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus Agassiz and H. L. Clark, 1907 | off Simushir Island | ||
| Strongylocentrotus pulchellus Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 | Gulf of Jantary, SW coast of Sachalin | ||
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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) | purple sea urchin | Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada. |
References edit
- ^ a b Kroh, Andreas (2010). "Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
External links edit
- The sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genomic data base from California Institute of Technology
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