Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseudocentrotus depressus, and Heliocidaris crassispina

Yukio Agatsuma

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    Abstract

    Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseudocentrotus depressus, and Heliocidaris crassispina co-occur in the field in temperate waters of Southern Japan. H. pulcherrimus produce the bitter pulcherrimine in ripe ovaries in autumn and move to shallow algal communities for reproductive success in winter. Insufficient information is available to characterize P. depressus, which is the most important species in the sea urchin fishery in Southern Japan. Ecological studies on the changes in community structure in Northern Japan where H. pulcherrimus and H. crassispina have extended are needed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDevelopments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
    PublisherElsevier B.V.
    Pages643-659
    Number of pages17
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Publication series

    NameDevelopments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
    Volume43
    ISSN (Print)0167-9309

    Keywords

    • Community ecology
    • Feeding
    • Growth
    • Habitat
    • Heliocidaris crassispina
    • Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
    • Population dynamics
    • Pseudocentrotus depressus
    • Reproduction
    • Settlement

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Aquatic Science
    • Ecology

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