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Green Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O. F. Müller 1776)

Body symmetry

Paul and Smith 1984
pentaradial symmetry
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/pentaradially_symmetric

Definition: radial symmetry with a five-fold repeating pattern

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_biology#Subtypes_of_radial_symmetry

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(adult)

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Gadus morhua Linnaeus 1758 (Atlantic cod)
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Corvus caurinus
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Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker 1910) (Giant Pacific Octopus)
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Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius 1788) (Snow Crab)
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Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker 1910) (Giant Pacific Octopus)

are host of

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Syndesmis inconspicua Westervelt & Kozloff 1992
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Syndesmis inconspicua Westervelt & Kozloff 1992
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Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (Page 1980) Page 1987
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Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (Page 1980) Page 1987
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Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (Page 1980) Page 1987

are parasitized by

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Syndesmis inconspicua Westervelt & Kozloff 1992
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Syndisyrinx franciscanus
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Syndesmis echinorum Francois 1886
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Pelseneeria stylifera (W. Turton 1825)

are preyed upon by

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Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker 1910) (Giant Pacific Octopus)
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Cancer irroratus Say 1817 (Atlantic Rock Crab)
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Dermasterias imbricata (Grube 1857)
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Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt 1835) (Sunflower star)
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Solaster endeca (Linnaeus 1771) (Purple Sun Star)

behavioral circadian rhythm

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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body length

literature body sizes metazoa

51.43 mm

(adult, max)
literature body sizes metazoa

5.73 mm

(adult, min)

body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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radially symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001325

Definition: having equal proportion around a central point or axis

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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diet includes

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macroalga
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0013523

Definition: macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaweed

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algae
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868

Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms

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eat

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Red crust
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Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O. F. Müller 1776) (green sea urchin)
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Nereocystis luetkeanus (Mertens) Postals & Ruprecht
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Katharina tunicata (Wood 1815)
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Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin 1791)

forms

Nebelsick 1992
shallow marine sediment
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_03000034

Definition: Marine sediment that accumulates within shallow regions of the oceanic basin close to continents, such as the continental shelf, or continental slope

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geographic distribution

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United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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Skagerrak
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/2379

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North Sea
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/2350

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North Pacific
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1908

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North Atlantic
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912

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habitat

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coastal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687

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bay
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000032

Definition: An area of water bordered by land on three sides.

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mountain pass
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000084

Definition: A lower point that allows easier access through a mountain range. A pass has the general form of a saddle between two mountains.

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kelp forest
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000058

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canal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000014

Definition: Artificial watercourse with no flow or a controlled flow used for navigation, drainage or irrigation.

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locomotion

Grabowsky 1994
omnidirectional
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/omnidirectional

Definition: existing in every direction

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnidirectional

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Grabowsky 1994
crawling
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000363

Definition: Behavior related to the movement resulting by dragging the body close to the ground or substrate

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Smith 1937
crawling
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000363

Definition: Behavior related to the movement resulting by dragging the body close to the ground or substrate

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mineralized skeleton contains

Mineralogy
high-magnesium calcite
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/highMgCalcite

Definition: Calcium carbonate minerals containing high proportions of magnesium ions. At least 8 mole-% MgCO3.

Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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Arctic Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1906

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Pacific Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1903

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Atlantic Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1902

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prey on

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Solaster endeca (Linnaeus 1771) (Purple Sun Star)
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Red crust
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Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin 1791)
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Palmaria palmata (dulse)
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Saccharina sessilis

reproduction

Fairbairn 2013
sexual reproduction
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953

Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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trophic guild

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omnivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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omnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #1048. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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Brusca and Brusca, 2003
omnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Comment: Auto-added during harvest #1048. A human needs to edit this.

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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visual system

Ullrich-Lüter et al 2011
photoreceptor cell
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001060

Definition: A specialized cell type in a multicellular organism that is sensitive to light.

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wet body mass

literature body sizes metazoa

48.808 g

(adult)