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Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776)

North Sea echinoids
North Sea echinoids

124321 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124321)

accepted
Species
Echinus dröbachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling...)  
incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.)
Strongylocentrotus chlorocentrotus Brandt, 1835 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Strongylocentrotus pictus (Norman, 1869) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124321 on 2026-06-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124321 on 2026-06-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2012-01-21 20:02:04Z
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Kroh, Andreas

original description (of Echinus dröbachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 235 [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details] 

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details] 

additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 198-215 [details] 

additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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LanguageName 
English sea egggreen sea urchin  [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus pictus (Norman, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus chlorocentrotus Brandt, 1835)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus granularis (Say, 1827 non Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) 
To GenBank (19714 nucleotides; 854 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Strongylocentrotus chlorocentrotus Brandt, 1835)
To PESI (from synonym Echinus dröbachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776)
To PESI (from synonym Strongylocentrotus granularis (Say, 1827 non Lamarck, 1816))
To PESI (from synonym Strongylocentrotus pictus (Norman, 1869))
To The Arctic Traits Database (29 traits) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (814 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031343) 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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