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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Purple Sea Urchin, Purple urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is commonly referred to as Purple Sea Urchin, Purple urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) Asilomar 2024


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lexID:
2510 
AphiaID:
240747 
Scientific:
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus 
German:
Purpur-Seeigel 
English:
Purple Sea Urchin, Purple Urchin 
Category:
Jeżowce 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Strongylocentrotidae (Family) > Strongylocentrotus (Genus) > purpuratus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Stimpson, ), 1857 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 161 Meter 
Habitats:
Algae zones, Bollards, Jetties, Sea bridges, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm) 
Temperature:
42.8 °F - 12,9 °F (6°C - 12,9°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Chitons, Kelp 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-06-10 19:12:43 

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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, or the purple sea urchin, is one of the sharp-spined sea urchin species. The spines are used as a means of defense against would-be predators. This urchin is deep purple in color, and grows to a diameter of about 4 inches.

Synonymised names
Echinus purpuratus Stimpson, 1857 · unaccepted (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
Loxechinus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
Toxocidaris purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)

External links

  1. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 11.03.2024.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Purple Sea Urchin juvenile, Pigeon Point Tidepools 2015
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Purple Sea Urchin juvenile,Hazard Reef, Montana de Oro State Park, 2014

Commonly

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Purple Sea Urchin , Pillar Point 2014
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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Purple Urchins) - Santa Barbara Island, California, 2011
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Purple Sea Urchin(Strongylocentrotus purpuatus),Santa Cruz Island,May 28-30, 2005
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Stongylocentrotus purpuratus, Purple Sea Urchin Condos, California 2024
Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) Asilomar 2024
Mass of Purple Sea Urchins, Stongylocentrotus purpuratus in Their Pool At minus tide,NW San Luis Obispo Co., California,2022
Purple Sea Urchins.Otter Rock, Oregon.June 2014
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, the Purple Sea Urchin.False Point, La Jolla, California.2011

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