Hemicentrotus
| Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus | |
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| Genus: | Hemicentrotus
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| Species: | H. pulcherrus
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| Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1863)
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Strongylocentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1863) | |
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus is a species of sea urchin, the only species in the genus Hemicentrotus.[1] It is found along the coasts of Korea and China, and in Japan from Kyūshū to Ishikari Bay.[2] It is edible, and is harvested from Kyūshū to Fukui, in the Sea of Japan.[2]
References
- ^ Christiane H. Biermann, Bailey D. Kessing & Stephen R. Palumbi (2003). "Phylogeny and development of marine model species: strongylocentrotid sea urchins" (PDF). Evolution & Development. 5 (4): 360–371. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03043.x. PMID 12823452.
- ^ a b Yukio Agatsuma (2001). "Ecology of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseodocentrotus depressus, and Anthocidaris crassispina in southern Japan". Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science. Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science. 32: 363–374. doi:10.1016/S0167-9309(01)80022-3. ISBN 978-0-444-52940-4.
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