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| Strongylocentrotus intermedius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Strongylocentrotidae |
| Genus: | Strongylocentrotus |
| Species: | S. intermedius |
| Binomial name | |
| Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A Agassiz, 1864) | |
Strongylocentrotus intermedius is a species of sea urchin described by Alexander Agassiz in 1864.[1]
Genomics
[edit]A chromosome-level genome assembly of Strongylocentrotus intermedius was published in 2026. The genome size is approximately 705 Mb, with 97.77% of the sequence assembled into 21 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 91.72%, and 23,127 protein-coding genes were predicted. Comparative genomic analysis identified an expansion of gene families involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, particularly the Elovl gene family.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Echinoidea Database - Echinoidea taxon details - Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1864)". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Han, Lingshu; Ding, Jun; Wang, Heng; Zhang, Yang; Sun, Junxiao; Zhao, Chong; Zhang, Weijie; Zuo, Rantao; Wang, Wenpei; Tian, Ye; Chang, Yaqing (2026). "Chromosome-level genome provides new insights into the fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius". BMC Genomics. doi:10.1186/s12864-026-12764-1. PMID 41876965.