Strongylocentrotus
{{Short description|Genus of sea urchins}}
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| image = Strongylocentrotus purpuratus P1160330.jpg
| image_caption = Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
| taxon = Strongylocentrotus
| authority = Brandt, 1835 {{cite WoRMS |author=Kroh, Andreas |year=2010 |title=Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 |id=123390 |access-date=2012-02-13 |db=}}
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Strongylocentrotus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Strongylocentrotidae containing several species.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes:
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| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongylocentrotus djakonovi Baranova, 1957 | Bering Sea | ||
| 120px | 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 |
| 120px | Strongylocentrotus intermedius (Agassiz, 1863) | Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean | |
| 120px | 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 | ||
| 120px | Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) | purple sea urchin | Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada. |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://spbase.org/ The sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genomic data base] from California Institute of Technology
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