Deep-Sea taxon details
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
124321 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124321)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Distribution From low intertidal, down to more than 200 m depth, on rocky and stony shores and offshore rough grounds, Scotland,...
Distribution Circumpolar
Distribution Arctic to New Jersey; Alaska to Puget Sound
Distribution From low intertidal, down to more than 200 m depth, on rocky and stony shores and offshore rough grounds, Scotland, Sshetland, northeast coast of England and northern North Sea [details]
Distribution Circumpolar
Distribution Circumpolar [details]
Distribution Arctic to New Jersey; Alaska to Puget Sound
Distribution Arctic to New Jersey; Alaska to Puget Sound [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124321 on 2026-06-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124321 on 2026-06-30
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
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
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
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]
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
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
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
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Breeding Echinopluteus larva. January to May [details]Diet Basically herbivorous but also ingests encrusting invertebrates including young Mytilus. [details]
Distribution From low intertidal, down to more than 200 m depth, on rocky and stony shores and offshore rough grounds, Scotland, Sshetland, northeast coast of England and northern North Sea [details]
Distribution Circumpolar [details]
Distribution Arctic to New Jersey; Alaska to Puget Sound [details]
Habitat midlittoral, bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | groene zee-egel | [details] |
| English | sea eggNothern sea urchinnorthern sea urchingreen sea urchin | [details] |
| French | oursin vert | [details] |
| German | Dröbachs Seeigel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | drøbaksjøpiggsvin | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | drøbaksjøpiggsvin | [details] |
| Russian | Зеленый (обыкновенный) морской еж | [details] |
| Swedish | tistelsjöborre | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes)
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 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
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (81 barcodes)
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 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
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
