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Distribution ( Inglês )

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In Panama this species has been collected in the Caribbean from:

-Portobelo (USNM E 18762)

-Galeta Island (USNM E 26676, USNM E 18742; Centroid Latitude: 9.4067, Centroid Longitude: -79.8717)

-Margaritia Island, Fort Randolph, Limon Bay (USNM E 27253)

-Toro Point, Fort Sherman, Limon Bay (USNM E 26663)

-Naranjo Point, Colon (USNM 1011517; Centroid Latitude: 9.4333, Centroid Longitude: -79.7861, depth 1 m)

-Fox Bay, Colon (USNM E 4940)

-Sail Rock, Colon (USNM E 18749)

-Buenaventura Bay, Mangote Island, Colon (Centroid Latitude: 9.5431, Centroid Longitude:-79.6808, depth <1 m)

-North of Palina Island, Colon (USNM 1011519)

-Valiente Peninsula (USNM E 34176; Centroid Latitude: 9.2133, Centroid Longitude: -82.0450, depth 1 to 2 m)

-South of Maria Soto River (USNM 1114996; Centroid Latitude: 9.5233, Centroid Longitude: -79.6867, depth < 1 m)

-2.5 miles southwest of Guanche River (USNM 1017370)

-Miria Island, San Blas (USNM E 18768)

-Pico Feo Island, San Blas (USNM E 26667; Centroid Latitude: 9.5500, Centroid Longitude: -78.9833)

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References and links ( Inglês )

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Mortensen, T. (1943). A monograph of the Echinoidea 3(2). Camarodonta 1. Copenhagen. 553 pp., 321 figures, 56 pls; pages: 437-446.

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.

GenBank

The Echinoid Directory

World Echinoidea Database

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Synonymised taxa ( Inglês )

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Anapesus blainvillei (Des Moulins, 1837) (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus blainvillei Des Moulins, 1837 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus excavatus Blainville, 1825 (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus variegatus Lamarck, 1816 (transferred to Lytechinus)
Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863 (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863 (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus thieryi Koehler, 1927 (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus thiéryi Koehler, 1927 (incorrect original spelling, mandatory change under Article 32.5.2.1. of the ICZN Code)
Lytechinus variegatus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863 (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus variegatus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863 (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus variegatus typicus H.L. Clark, 1912 (nomen nudum)
Psammechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Psammechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Psilechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Schizechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Schizechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Toxopneustes atlanticus (A. Agassiz, 1863) (subjective junior synonym)
Toxopneustes variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)

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Brief Summary ( Inglês )

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Lytechinus variegatus, also called green sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. It has short spines and can reach a diameter of around 11 cm.

Comprehensive Description ( Inglês )

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Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck)

Echinus variegatus Lamarck, 1816:48. [For a synonymy, see Mortensen, 1943a:437. Subsequent papers describing the biology and distribution are Moore, Jutare, Bauer, and Jones, 1963; Moore, 1965; Kier and Grant, 1965; Chesher, 1968b; and Serafy, 1973.]

This species is common to the lagoon in Thalassia beds where the water is more than 4 meters deep. It covers its test with blades of Thalassia. It is most common off Water Cay Range, where it occurs with Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus), Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck), herds of Diadema antillarum Philippi, few Tripneustes venlricosus (Lamarck) and rare Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck). No specimens were found on the reef.

The vast majority of the specimens belong to the subspecies L. variegatus variegatus, but one specimen was collected of L. variegattts carolinus Agassiz. It is distinguished by its pink test and more numerous ambulacral and interambulacral plates. The subspecies has never been found this far south (see Serafy, 1973, fig. 1, for map of distribution of subspecies).
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Kier, Porter M. 1975. "The echinoids of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-45. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.206

Lytechinus variegatus ( Inglês )

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Lytechinus variegatus, commonly called the green sea urchin or the variegated sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Subspecies

There are four subspecies:[1]

  • Lytechinus variegatus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863
  • Lytechinus variegatus pallidus H. L. Clark, 1925
  • Lytechinus variegatus plurituberculatus Kier, 1963
  • Lytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)

Description

The green sea urchin has a globular test (shell) densely covered in spines and can reach a diameter of around 11 centimetres (4.3 in). The test may be purple, green or dull red, blotched with white. The majority of the spines are short but there are a few longer primary spines. The spines vary in colour, sometimes being one colour at the base and a different colour at the tip. Green test with green spines or green test with white spines are the most common combinations found in the Caribbean. In between the spines are pedicellaria, pincer like structures. These are white which distinguishes the green sea urchin from the rather similar Lytechinus williamsi which has purple pedicellaria.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat

The green sea urchin occurs in tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies occupy different geographical areas. L. v. variegatus occurs in the Caribbean Sea, southern Florida, the Yucatan peninsula and northern Brazil but not Barbados while L. v. carolinus is found from North Carolina southwards to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. It is found on rocky reefs, on or under rocks, on sandy or muddy substrates and in seagrass meadows. It can occur in large numbers with as many as 15 being found in one square metre (yard).[3]

Biology

The green sea urchin is often found with pieces of algae, bits of seagrass and fragments of mollusc shell on its aboral (upper) surface, holding them in place with its tube feet. It is thought that the urchin is photo-sensitive and that these pieces of debris may provide some protection from strong sunlight and ultraviolet light in the clear shallow waters it favours.[4] While subsequent research confirmed that a different species, L. pictus (= L. anamesus), submerged in 20-cm deep aquaria responded negatively to sunlight and UV light and succumbed following extended exposure to UV light. However, studies in wave tanks with or without light showed they masked with shell material and aggregated in groups when exposed to surge activity. Masked and/or aggregated urchins were able to remain stable on the sand whereas unmasked individuals rolled around helplessly on the sand.[5]

The green sea urchin has a structure called an Aristotle's lantern surrounding its mouth on its oral (under) surface. This has five teeth that can be used to rasp surfaces. It is largely herbivorous, feeding on the seagrass Thalassia. Its tube feet and spines also play a role in feeding, catching and holding bits of debris that float past.[4]

It is sometimes found in aggregations of closely packed individuals. This may be linked to breeding activities but at other times it has no known cause.[3] Breeding takes place at various times of the year in different parts of its range. In Bermuda the spawning period is short and seems to be related to the phase of the moon. Eggs and sperm are liberated into the water column and fertilisation is external. The larvae are planktonic and are known as pluteus larvae. They pass through several developmental stages before undergoing metamorphosis into juvenile urchins.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kroh, A. (2010). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. ^ "Variegated urchin (Lytechinus variegatus)". Interactive Guide to Caribbean Diving. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. ^ a b c Colin, Patrick L. (1978). Marine Invertebrates and Plants of the Living Reef. T.F.H. Publications. pp. 417–418. ISBN 0-86622-875-6.
  4. ^ a b c Norris, Amy. "Green Sea Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus)". Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  5. ^ Lees, Dennis C. & Carter, Gerald A. (1972). "The covering response to surge, sunlight, and ultraviolet light in Lytechinus anamesus". Ecology. 53 (6): 1127–1133. doi:10.2307/1935425. JSTOR 1935425.

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Lytechinus variegatus: Brief Summary ( Inglês )

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Lytechinus variegatus, commonly called the green sea urchin or the variegated sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

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Lytechinus variegatus ( Francês )

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Oursin variable, Oursin vert, Oursin multicolore

Lytechinus variegatus (ou oursin variable) est une espèce d’oursins tropical de la famille des Toxopneustidae.

Description

C'est un gros oursin régulier de forme arrondie et légèrement aplatie (à l'âge adulte), pouvant dépasser 10 cm de diamètre pour 5 cm de hauteur[1]. Ses radioles (piquants) pointues sont nombreuses, épaisses, densément réparties mais courtes (1-2 cm[1]). Elles sont réparties à la surface du test (coquille) en cinq doubles sections, alternées d'intervalles presque nus et de couleur claire (les « aires ambulacraires », où se situent les podia). Les radioles sont généralement verdâtre ou brunâtres, mais leur couleur est très variable suivant les individus (blanc, violet, rose, orange, rouge...). La couleur générale de l'animal est souvent blanchâtre ou verdâtre, avec des radioles colorant plus ou moins les zones interambulacraires[2].

La plupart des autorités scientifiques de classification s'accordent à distinguer deux sous-espèces : Lytechinus variegatus carolinus (Agassiz) et Lytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck)[3],[4],[5]. L. v. carolinus est présent en Floride (et parfois jusqu'en Caroline) et généralement plus coloré (rose, rouge, violet).

Cet oursin peut être confondu avec son proche cousin l'« oursin joyau » Lytechinus williamsi, qui est cependant plus petit et pourvu de pédicellaires violet sombre très visibles.

Habitat et répartition

Cet oursin vit à faible profondeur, dans les lagons coralliens calmes, les mangroves, les herbiers ou les fonds sableux. Il affectionne tout particulièrement les herbiers d'« herbe à tortue » (Thalassia testudinum), et fuit les eaux turbides. Il vit de la surface à 50 m de profondeur, et occasionnellement plus profond (au moins jusqu'à 250 m)[2].

On le trouve principalement dans la mer des Caraïbes, des Bermudes au Brésil[2].

Écologie et comportement

C'est un oursin principalement herbivore, qui se nourrit d'algues et d'herbes marines (surtout l'« herbe à tortue » Thalassia testudinum). Son régime peut cependant être plus omnivore si besoin, l'oursin pouvant brouter une grande diversité d'aliments à l'aide de sa mâchoire solide (la « lanterne d'Aristote »). Pendant la journée, il se recouvre souvent de graviers et de débris d'algues ou de corail pour se camoufler, ce qui le rend difficile à voir et augmente les chances de marcher dessus[1].

La reproduction est gonochorique, et mâles et femelles relâchent leurs gamètes en même temps en pleine eau, où œufs puis larves vont évoluer parmi le plancton pendant quelques semaines avant de se fixer[2].

L'oursin variable et l'Homme

Comme tous les oursins vivant à proximité de la surface, l'oursin variable est souvent responsables de vives douleurs quand un baigneur marche dessus par inadvertance : ses épines ont tendance à se casser dans la plaie, ce qui les rend presque impossibles à enlever entièrement[1]. Heureusement, il n'est pas venimeux, et ne présente pas de grand danger si la plaie est correctement désinfectée : le corps dissoudra les morceaux de silice en quelques semaines[2].

Cet oursin est comestible, et consommé aux Antilles en « blaff d'oursins ». Il est également consommé au Venezuela, où existent des élevages[2].

Références taxinomiques

Notes et références

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Lytechinus variegatus: Brief Summary ( Francês )

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Oursin variable, Oursin vert, Oursin multicolore

Lytechinus variegatus (ou oursin variable) est une espèce d’oursins tropical de la famille des Toxopneustidae.

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Lytechinus variegatus ( Neerlandês; Flamengo )

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Lytechinus variegatus is een zee-egel uit de familie Toxopneustidae.

De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1816 gepubliceerd door Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck.

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