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Lytechinus variegatus Assorted Variegated, Pin Cushion Urchin, Green Sea Urchin

Lytechinus variegatusis commonly referred to as Assorted Variegated, Pin Cushion Urchin, Green Sea Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
1069 
AphiaID:
367850 
Scientific:
Lytechinus variegatus 
German:
Grüner Seeigel 
English:
Assorted Variegated, Pin Cushion Urchin, Green Sea Urchin 
Category:
Sea Urchins 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Toxopneustidae (Family) > Lytechinus (Genus) > variegatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
Belize, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 50 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Algae, Clam meat, Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Snails, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
65.99 gal (~ 300L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
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:
2023-01-31 08:17:04 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Lytechinus variegatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Lytechinus variegatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Lytechinus variegatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Lamarck, 1816)

This omnivorous species ,may greatly alter the abundances of other invertebrates in seagrass communities by preying on juvenile and adult bivalves as well as gastropod egg masses.

Synonyms:
Anapesus blainvillei (Des Moulins, 1837)
Echinus blainvillei Des Moulins, 1837
Echinus excavatus Blainville, 1825
Echinus variegatus Lamarck, 1816
Lytechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825)
Lytechinus thieryi Koehler, 1927
Lytechinus thiéryi Koehler, 1927
Psammechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825)
Psammechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Psilechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Schizechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825)
Schizechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Toxopneustes atlanticus (A. Agassiz, 1863)
Toxopneustes variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)

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

Scientific paper

  1. Balancing macronutrient intake in cultured Lytechinus variegatus, Heflin, Laura E.; Raubenheimer, David; Simpson, Stephen J.; Watts, Stephen A. , 2016
  2. Assessment of microplastic toxicity to embryonic development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Nobre, C.R.; Santana, M.F.M.; Maluf, A.; Cortez, F.S.; Cesar, A.; Pereira, C.D.S.; Turra, A. , 2015
  3. The effects of climate-induced elevated seawater temperature on the covering behavior, righting response, and Aristotle's lantern reflex of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Brothers, C.J.; McClintock, J.B. , 2015
  4. Optimizing dietary levels of menhaden and soybean oils and soybean lecithin for pre-gonadal somatic growth in juveniles of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Gibbs, Victoria K.; Heflin, Laura E.; Jones, Warren T.; Powell, Mickie L.; Lawrence, Addison L.; Makowsky, Robert; Watts, Stephen A. , 2015
  5. Moderate stoichiometric homeostasis in the sea urchinLytechinus variegatus: effects of diet and growth on C:N:P ratios, Prado, Patricia; Heck, Kenneth L.; Cebrian, Just , 2014
  6. Growth rates are related to production efficiencies in juveniles of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Heflin, L.E.; Gibbs, V.K.; Jones, W.T.; Makowsky, R.; Lawrence, A.L.; Watts, S.A. , 2013
  7. Exposure to extreme hypercapnia under laboratory conditions does not impact righting and covering behavior of juveniles of the common sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Challener, Roberta C.; McClintock, James B. , 2013
  8. Effects of Reduced Carbonate Saturation State on Early Development in the Common Edible Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus : Implications for Land-Based Aquaculture, Challener, Roberta C.; McClintock, James B.; Makowsky, Robert , 2013
  9. Evaluation of the Effects of Menhaden Oil and Soybean Oil Levels in Purified Diets on Growth and Gonad Production in Adult Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Gibbs, Victoria K.; Powell, Mickie L.; Hammer, Hugh S.; Jones, Warren T.; Watts, Stephen A.; Lawrence, Addison L.; Lawrence, John M. , 2013
  10. The impact of rising sea temperature on innate immune parameters in the tropical subtidal sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus and the intertidal sea urchin Echinometra lucunter, Branco, Paola Cristina; Borges, João Carlos Shimada; Santos, Marinilce Fagundes; Jensch Junior, Bernard Ernesto; da Silva, José Roberto Machado Cunha , 2013
  11. Diet-dependent δ13C and δ15N fractionation among sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus tissues: implications for food web models, Prado, P; Carmichael, RH; Watts, SA; Cebrian, J; Heck, KL , 2012
  12. Effect of Diet Quality on Nutrient Allocation to the Test and Aristotle's Lantern in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus (LAMARCK, 1816), Heflin, Laura E.; Gibbs, Victoria K.; Powell, Mickie L.; Makowsky, Robert; Lawrence, Addison L.; Lawrence, John M. , 2012
  13. The Effects of Dietary Silver on Larval Growth in the EchinodermLytechinus variegatus, Brix, Kevin V.; Gillette, Phillip; Pourmand, Ali; Capo, Tom R.; Grosell, Martin , 2012
  14. Effect of ultraviolet radiation on growth and percent settlement of larval Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Tauchman, E.C.; Pomory, C.M. , 2011
  15. Factors leading to cannibalism in Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidia) held in intensive culture, Cristina M. Richardson; John M. Lawrence; Stephen A. Watts, 2011
  16. Opportunistic Predation of the Sea Urchin, Lytechinus variegatus, by the Amphipod, Elasmopus levis, in an Intensive Inland Culture System, Victoria K. Gibbs; Kelcie A. Brown; Mickie L. Powell; Stephen A. Watts, 2011
  17. The effect of temperature on feeding and growth characteristics of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus fed a formulated feed, Stephen A. Watts; Scott C. Hofer; Renee A. Desmond; Addison L. Lawrence; John M. Lawrence, 2011
  18. Influence of Sperm and Phytoplankton on Spawning in the Echinoid Lytechinus variegatus, KIM E. REUTER and DON R. LEVITAN, 2010
  19. Dietary Copper Affects Survival, Growth, and Reproduction in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Powell, Mickie L.; Jones, Warren T.; Gibbs, Victoria K.; Hammer, Hugh S.; Lawrence, John M.; Fox, Joe; Lawrence, Addison L.; Watts, Stephen A. , 2010
  20. Structure of first- and second-stage mineralized elements in teeth of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, J.S. Robach; S.R. Stock; A. Veis, 2009
  21. Seminal fluid from sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) contains complex sulfated polysaccharides linked to protein, Leonardo P. Cinelli; Ana-Cristina E.S. Vilela-Silva; Paulo A.S. Mourão, 2009
  22. The effects of chronic inorganic and organic phosphate exposure on bactericidal activity of the coelomic fluid of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), S. Anne Böttger; James B. McClintock, 2009
  23. Dietary phospholipids affect growth and production of juvenile sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Victoria K. Gibbs; Stephen A. Watts; Addison L. Lawrence; John M. Lawrence, 2009
  24. Characterization of two distinctly different mineral-related proteins from the teeth of the Camarodont sea urchinLytechinus variegatus: Specificity of function with relation to mineralization, A. Veis; K. Alvares; S. N. Dixit; J. S. Robach; S. R. Stock, 2009
  25. Acetylcholinesterase in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus: Characterization and developmental expression in larvae, Natalie A. Jennings; Leo Pezzementi; Addison L. Lawrence; Stephen A. Watts, 2008
  26. UV radiation influences covering behaviour in the urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Sigg, Jessica E.; Lloyd-Knight, Karena M.; Boal, Jean Geary , 2007
  27. Differences in ion regulation in the sea urchins Lytechinus variegatus and Arbacia lixula (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Vidolin, Denilton; Santos-Gouvea, Ivonete A.; Freire, Carolina A. , 2007
  28. Interactive effects of temperature and nutritional condition on the energy budgets of the sea urchins Arbacia punctulata and Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Hill, Sophie K.; Lawrence, John M. , 2006
  29. The effect of dietary protein on consumption, survival, growth and production of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Hugh Hammer; Stephen Watts; Addison Lawrence; John Lawrence; Renee Desmond, 2006
  30. The effect of dietary protein and carbohydrate concentration on the biochemical composition and gametogenic condition of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Hugh Hammer; Brenda Hammer; Stephen Watts; Addison Lawrence; John Lawrence, 2006
  31. Transmission electron microscopy characterization of macromolecular domain cavities and microstructure of single-crystal calcite tooth plates of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, J.S. Robach; S.R. Stock; A. Veis, 2005
  32. Intragenomic variation in ribosomal RNA gene of the sea urchinLytechinus variegatus, Nirmal Kumar Mishra, 2005
  33. Mass production of competent larvae of the sea urchinLytechinus variegatus(Echinodermata: Echinoidea), Esperanza Buitrago; Cèsar Lodeiros; Karem Lunar; Daniela Alvarado; Federico Indorf; Khenia Frontado; Pulido Moreno; Zoila Vasquez, 2005
  34. Complete larval development of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus fed an artificial feed, Sophie B. George; John M. Lawrence; Addison L. Lawrence, 2004
  35. The effect of the quality of food patches on larval vertical distribution of the sea urchins Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Mueller), Victoria Burdett-Coutts; Anna Metaxas, 2004
  36. The effects of dietary protein concentration on feeding and growth of smallLytechinus variegatus(Echinodermata: Echinoidea), B. W. Hammer; H. S. Hammer; S. A. Watts; R. A. Desmond; J. M. Lawrence; A. L. Lawrence, 2004
  37. X-ray microCT study of pyramids of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, S.R. Stock; S. Nagaraja; J. Barss; T. Dahl; A. Veis, 2003
  38. Habitats and Characteristics of the Sea Urchins Lytechinus variegatus and Arbacia punctulata (Echinodermata) on the Florida Gulf-Coast Shelf, Sophie K. Hill; John M. Lawrence, 2003
  39. Three-dimensional microarchitecture of the plates (primary, secondary, and carinar process) in the developing tooth of Lytechinus variegatus revealed by synchrotron X-ray absorption microtomography (microCT), S.R Stock; K.I Ignatiev; T Dahl; A Veis; F De Carlo, 2003
  40. The effect of feeding frequency on consumption of food, absorption efficiency, and gonad production in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, John M Lawrence; Larry R Plank; Addison L Lawrence, 2003
  41. Synchrotron X-ray Studies of the Keel of the Short-Spined Sea UrchinLytechinus variegatus: Absorption Microtomography (microCT) and Small Beam Diffraction Mapping, S. R. Stock; J. Barss; T. Dahl; A. Veis; J. D. Almer; F. Carlo, 2003
  42. Induced Inflammatory Process in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Maria B. B. C. D. Mangiaterra and José R. M. C. Silva, 2001
  43. The Role of Brachyury (T) during Gastrulation Movements in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Jeffrey M. Gross; David R. McClay, 2001
  44. The effects of organic and inorganic phosphates on fertilization and early development in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea), S.Anne Böttger; James B. McClintock, 2001
  45. [Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science] Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology Volume 32 || The ecology of Lytechinus variegatus, Watts, Stephen A., 2001
  46. Effects of inorganic and organic phosphates on feeding, feeding absorption, nutrient allocation, growth and righting responses of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, S. A. Böttger; J. B. McClintock; T. S. Klinger, 2001
  47. Carotenoids in the adult diet enhance egg and juvenile production in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Sophie B George; John M Lawrence; Addison L Lawrence; Joey Smiley; Larry Plank, 2001
  48. The onset of phagocytosis and identity in the embryo of Lytechinus variegatus, José R.M.C. Silva, 2000
  49. Sperm velocity and longevity trade off each other and influence fertilization in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Levitan, D. R., 2000
  50. Sperm Velocity and Longevity Trade Off Each Other and Influence Fertilization in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus, Don R. Levitan, 2000

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Baerle
@Baerle

am 21.10.22#8
Wir haben seit 2 Jahren ein Exemplar mit lila Stacheln. Er frisst gerne Gurke aber leider auch Schnecken und Seesterne, auch wenn diese noch fit sind. Manche konnte ich zumindest noch zeitweise retten bis er sie dann wieder geschnappt hat.
Coco
@Coco

am 23.09.16#7
Hatte eigentlich einen Salmacis viridis bestellt und dieses Tier irrtümlich erhalten. Ich kann meinen Vorschreibern nur zustimmen, er weidet zwar die Steine ab, verschmäht allerdings höhere Algen, weshalb er sich zur Bekämpfung meiner Kugelalgenplage als gänzlich ungeeignet erwiesen hat.
Er scheint mir eher opportunistisch veranlagt zu sein, was seine Nahrungsgewohnheiten betrifft: Meine 5 cm große Tridacna hat er komplett verspeist, die Muschel war allerdings bereits am Verenden.
Übergriffe auf Korallen gab es bisher keine, möglicherweise kann sich dies bei Futtermangel jedoch ändern. Daher immer Zusatznahrung anbieten.
Cypex
@Cypex

am 12.10.13#6
Dieser Seeigel fraß bei mir meinen blauen Seestern an, sowie tötete er meinen Sanddoller indem er sich mittig auf ihn setzte und von oben her den Sanddoller knackte und aussaugte.

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