Strongylocentrotus


Strongylocentrotus is a genus of sea urchins in the family Strongylocentrotidae containing several species.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Strongylocentrotus djakonovi Baranova, 1957Bering Sea
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis green sea urchinthe Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to a northerly latitude of 81 degrees and as far south as the Puget Sound and England
Strongylocentrotus intermedius Sea of Japan, Pacific ocean
Strongylocentrotus pallidus 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 purple sea urchinPacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada.