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Loxechinus albus Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin

Loxechinus albusis commonly referred to as Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Provinz Antártica Chilena, Chile


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lexID:
12045 
AphiaID:
160809 
Scientific:
Loxechinus albus 
German:
Chilenischer Seeigel 
English:
Chilean Sea Urchin, Chilean Sea Urchin, Erizo Rojo, Red Urchin 
Category:
Sea Urchins 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Parechinidae (Family) > Loxechinus (Genus) > albus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Molina), 1782 
Occurrence:
Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, South America, South-Pazific, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay 
Sea depth:
0,5 - 340 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 55.4 °F (°C - 13°C) 
Food:
Algae, Aquatic plant, Herbivorous, Kelp, Seaweed 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-03-24 13:48:32 

Info

Loxechinus albus is a red urchin with a dense covering of yellow based spines grading to red tips. Its spines vary in length, with spines of the same length arranged in rows radiating outwards from the centre of the shell.

Loxechinus albus is an edible species.

Synonyms:
Echinus albus Molina, 1782
Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846
Heliocidaris alba (Molina, 1782)
Heliocidaris antarctica Philippi, 1892
Loxechinus bullatus (Bell, 1881)
Strongylocentrotus albus (Molina, 1782)
Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881
Toxocidaris bullata (Bell, 1881)

Scientific paper

  1. Effects of food type and feeding frequency on the performance of early juveniles of the sea urchin Loxechinus albus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): Implications for aquaculture and restocking, Cárcamo, P. Francisco, 2015
  2. Hierarchical statistical framework to combine generalized depletion models and biomass dynamic models in the stock assessment of the Chilean sea urchin (Loxechinus albus) fishery, Roa-Ureta, Ruben H.; Molinet, Carlos; Barahona, Nancy; Araya, Pablo , 2015
  3. Complete mitogenome of the edible sea urchinLoxechinus albus: genetic structure and comparative genomics within Echinozoa, Cea, Graciela; Gaitán-Espitia, Juan Diego; Cárdenas, Leyla , 2015
  4. Bathymetric distribution of the Chilean red sea urchin (Loxechinus albus, Molina) in the inner seas of northwest Patagonia: Implications for management, Carlos A. Moreno; Carlos Molinet; Patricio Díaz; Manuel Díaz; José Codjambassis; Alejandra Arévalo, 2011
  5. Growth pattern of the sea urchin,Loxechinus albus(Molina, 1782) in southern Chile: evaluation of growth models, Luis Flores; Billy Ernst; Ana M. Parma, 2010
  6. Growth and reproduction ofLoxechinus albus(Echinodermata: Echinoidea) at the southerly peripheries of their species range, Falkland Islands (South Atlantic), Anna Schuhbauer; Paul Brickle; Alexander Arkhipkin, 2010
  7. Reproductive cycle and reproductive output of the sea urchinLoxechinus albus(Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Analía Fernada Pérez; Claudia Boy; Elba Morriconi; Jorge Calvo, 2010
  8. The effect of seasonality on oxidative metabolism in the sea urchinLoxechinus albus, Gabriela Malanga; Analía Perez; Jorge Calvo; Susana Puntarulo, 2009
  9. [Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science] Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology Volume 37 || Chapter 12 Ecology of Loxechinus albus, A Vásquez, Julio, 2007
  10. Larval development and metamorphosis in the sea urchin Loxechinus albus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): Effects of diet type and feeding frequency, P.F. Cárcamo; A.I. Candia; O.R. Chaparro, 2005
  11. The Effect of Size and Diet on Gonad Production by the Chilean Sea Urchin Loxechinus albus, Sergio Olave; Eduardo Bustos; John M. Lawrence; Pedro Carcamo, 2001
  12. [Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science] Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology Volume 32 || Ecology of Loxechinus albus, Vásquez, Julio A., 2001
  13. Experimental validation of the growth rings of Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) in southern Chile (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Paulina Gebauer; Carlos A. Moreno, 1995
  14. Effects of algal diet on the energy available for growth of juvenile sea urchins Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782), Maria L. Gonzélez; Margarita C. Pérez; Daniel A. López; Cecilia A. Pino, 1993

External links

  1. Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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