WoRMS name details

Echinometra sp. A

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

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. (2024). 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 2024-04-24
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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]   

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] 
From editor or global species database
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]