Holopneustes
Holopneustes is a genus of sea urchins,[2] belonging to the family Temnopleuridae.[3]
| Holopneustes | |
|---|---|
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| Holopneustes porosissimus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Temnopleuridae |
| Genus: | Holopneustes L. Agassiz, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Holopneustes porosissimus | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Holopneustes inflatus (A. Agassiz, 1872) | southern Australia, in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. |
 | Holopneustes porosissimus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 | Australia |
 | Holopneustes purpurascens (A. Agassiz, 1872) | Australia, in New South Wales |
See also
- Amblypneustes – a closely related genus
References
- Agassiz, L.; Desor, E. (1846). "Catalogue raisonné des familles, des genres, et des espèces de la classe des échinodermes". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Troisième Série, Zoologie. 6: 305–374.
- Williamson, Jane E.; De Nys, Rocky; Carson, David G.; Steinberg, Peter D. (2000). "Induction of metamorphosis in the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by a metabolite complex from the algal host Delisea pulchra". The Biological Bulletin. 198 (3): 332–345. doi:10.2307/1542689. JSTOR 1542689. PMID 10897447.
- Holopneustes at WoRMS
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