WoRMS taxon details
Lytechinus A. Agassiz, 1863
Lythechinus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Psilechinus Lütken, 1864 · unaccepted (objective junior synonym of Lytechinus)
- Species Lytechinus baldwini Linder, Durham & Orr, 1988 †
- Species Lytechinus callipeplus H.L. Clark, 1912
- Species Lytechinus coreyi Grant & Hertlein, 1938 †
- Species Lytechinus crassus H.L. Clark, 1945 †
- Species Lytechinus euerces H.L. Clark, 1912
- Species Lytechinus milleri Grant & Hertlein, 1938 †
- Species Lytechinus okinawa Cooke, 1954 †
- Species Lytechinus panamensis Mortensen, 1921
- Species Lytechinus pictus (Verrill, 1867)
- Species Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846)
- Species Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Lytechinus williamsi Chesher, 1968
- Species Lytechinus anamesus H.L. Clark, 1912 accepted as Lytechinus pictus (Verrill, 1867)
- Species Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Lytechinus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863 (accepted as subspecies)
- Species Lytechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Lytechinus roseus (A. Agassiz, 1863) accepted as Toxopneustes roseus (A. Agassiz, 1863) (transferred to Toxopneustes)
- Species Lytechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) accepted as Desmechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) (transferred to Desmechinus)
- Species Lytechinus thieryi Koehler, 1927 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Lytechinus thiéryi Koehler, 1927 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.))
- Species Lytechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) accepted as Nudechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (transferred to Nudechinus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details] 
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Lytechinus A. Agassiz, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240777 on 2024-11-09
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original description
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details]
original description (of Psilechinus Lütken, 1864) Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 94 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
additional source Zigler, K. S. & Lessios, H. A. 2004. Speciation on the coasts of the New World: phylogeography and the evolution of bindin in the sea urchin genus Lytechinus. Evolution 58, 1225-1241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01702.x [details]
original description (of Psilechinus Lütken, 1864) Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 94 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
additional source Zigler, K. S. & Lessios, H. A. 2004. Speciation on the coasts of the New World: phylogeography and the evolution of bindin in the sea urchin genus Lytechinus. Evolution 58, 1225-1241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01702.x [details]
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