For the red sea urchin of South America, see Loxechinus albus.
Red sea urchin
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Camarodonta
Family:
Strongylocentrotidae
Genus:
Mesocentrotus
Species:
M. franciscanus
Binomial name
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
(Aggasiz, 1863)
Synonyms
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Toxocidaris franciscana
Toxocidaris franciscanus
The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)[1] is a sea urchin found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California. It lives in shallow waters from the low-tide line to greater than 280 m (920 ft) deep,[2] and is typically found on rocky shores sheltered from extreme wave action in areas where kelp is available.[3][4]
^Agassiz, A. "Mesocentrotus franciscanus". WoRMS. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^Lowe, Alexander T.; Galloway, Aaron WE (2020-12-18). "Urchin Searchin': Red urchins and drift kelp found at 284 m in the mesophotic zone". Ciencias Marinas. 46 (4): 283–296–283–296. doi:10.7773/cm.v46i4.3156. ISSN 2395-9053.
^Britton-Simmons, Kevin H.; Foley, Gerard; Okamoto, Daniel (2009-05-19). "Spatial subsidy in the subtidal zone: utilization of drift algae by a deep subtidal sea urchin". Aquatic Biology. 5 (3): 233–243. doi:10.3354/ab00154. ISSN 1864-7782.
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