WoRMS name details

Echinometra sp. A

994686  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994686)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Echinoidea (Class)
  6. Euechinoidea (Subclass)
  7. Carinacea (Infraclass)
  8. Echinacea (Subterclass)
  9. Camarodonta (Order)
  10. Echinidea (Infraorder)
  11. Odontophora (Superfamily)
  12. Echinometridae (Family)
  13. Echinometra (Genus)
  14. Echinometra sp. A (Species)
temporary name
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark A yet un-named cryptic species of Echinometra that was discovered by cross-fertilization experiments in the 1980ties...  
Taxonomic remark A yet un-named cryptic species of Echinometra that was discovered by cross-fertilization experiments in the 1980ties (Uehara & Shingaki 1985) and confirmed by genetic studies (Matsuoka & Hatanaka 1991; McCartney et al. 2000). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinometra sp. A. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994686 on 2025-04-05
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2017-06-13 06:02:08Z
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Kroh, Andreas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Uehara T, Shingaki M. (1985). Taxonomic studies on the four types of sea urchin, Echinometra mathaei from Okinawa, Japan. <em>Zoological Science.</em> 2: 1009., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40564602
page(s): 1009 [details] 

Taxonomy

status source McCartney, M. A., Keller, G. & Lessios, H. A. (2000). Dispersal barriers in tropical oceans and speciation in Atlantic and eastern Pacific sea urchins of the genus Echinometra. <em>Molecular Ecology.</em> 9: 1391-1400. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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Taxonomic remark A yet un-named cryptic species of Echinometra that was discovered by cross-fertilization experiments in the 1980ties (Uehara & Shingaki 1985) and confirmed by genetic studies (Matsuoka & Hatanaka 1991; McCartney et al. 2000). [details]
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