Strongylocentrotus
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Strongylocentrotus djakonovi Baranova, 1957Bering Sea
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller, 1776)green sea urchinthe Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to a northerly latitude of 81 degrees and as far south as the Puget Sound (Washington State) and England
Strongylocentrotus intermedius (Agassiz, 1863)Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean
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, 1907off Simushir Island
Strongylocentrotus pulchellus Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907Gulf of Jantary, SW coast of Sachalin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)purple sea urchinPacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 Kroh, Andreas (2010). "Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-13.


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