Top Results for Strongylocentrotidae

Commonly called the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus lives in coastal waters of the eastern Pacific. It is an echinoderm in the family Strongylocentrotidae and a regular sea urchin, with a rounded body organized around a radial pattern. Movable spines cover its hard shell, while tube...

Mesocentrotus franciscanus, commonly known as the red sea urchin, is a regular echinoderm belonging to the Strongylocentrotidae family. It inhabits kelp forests along the Pacific coast of North America. This species is notable for its size and commercially harvested roe, which is consumed globally....

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, commonly called the green sea urchin, is an extant species of sea urchin belonging to the Strongylocentrotidae family. It inhabits Arctic and subarctic waters. This urchin is notable for its resilience in cold environments and its edible nature. Researchers utilize...

Mesocentrotus nudus is a regular sea-urchin belonging to the Strongylocentrotidae family. It inhabits kelp forests of the North Pacific, specifically around Japan. This species is notable for its prevalence and role in the ecosystem. Scientists study it to understand urchin populations and their imp...

Pseudocentrotus depressus is a regular sea-urchin belonging to the Strongylocentrotidae family. It’s native to coastal Japan and is recognized as a significant species for edible urchin aquaculture. This extant sea-urchin provides a commercially valuable food source, primarily utilized by Japanese f...

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, commonly known as the smooth purple sea-urchin, is a regularly shaped species of green sea urchin belonging to the Strongylocentrotidae family. Native to temperate waters off Japan, it is particularly notable for its transparent body and frequent use in biological researc...

Strongylocentrotus intermedius, commonly known as the red sea urchin, is an extant species of sea urchin inhabiting the North Pacific Ocean. It’s notable for producing high-value roe, a delicacy extensively harvested in Japan. This urchin is particularly relevant to seafood industries and those inte...

Strongylocentrotus polyacanthus is a regular sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae, commonly known as the many-spined sea urchin. It inhabits cold waters of the North Pacific, including areas around the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, and occurs on rocky seabeds where it grazes on algae and oth...

Strongylocentrotus fragilis is a sea urchin found in deep waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, particularly off the western coast of North America. Commonly called the fragile sea urchin, it has a rounded test covered by movable spines and lives on soft seafloor habitats beyond the shallow coas...

Strongylocentrotus djakonovi is a species of regular sea urchin belonging to the family Strongylocentrotidae. Endemic to the cold marine environments of the North Pacific Ocean, this species was first taxonomically described by Russian zoologist E. N. Baranova in 1957. As a benthic marine invertebra...

Strongylocentrotus pulchellus is a species of regular sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae. The species is associated with North Pacific marine environments, including habitats where kelp and other coastal vegetation occur. Like other regular sea urchins, it has a rounded body, radial symme...

Strongylocentrotus pallidus is a marine sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae. It is a regular sea urchin found in the North Pacific Ocean, including colder and deeper-water environments, and belongs to the same broader group as several commercially harvested strongylocentrotid species. The...