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Table 1 Genera and species of sea urchins used in this study

From: Phylogenomics of strongylocentrotid sea urchins

Genus

Species

Geographic range

Depth range (m)

Mitochondrial genome size

Strongylocentrotus

 

S. purpuratus (Stimpson)

EP

0-160

-

 

S. pallidus (Sars)

HA

5-1600

15,552

 

S. droebachiensis (O. F. Müller)

HA

0-1150

15,046

 

S. intermedius (A. Agassiz)

WP

0-225

15,718

 

S. fragilis (Jackson)

EP

0-1150

15,748

Mesocentrotus

 

M. franciscanus (A. Agassiz)

EP

0-125

15,364

 

M. nudus (A. Agassiz)

WP

0-180

15,628

Hemicentrotus

 

H. pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz)

WP

0-45

15,721

Pseudocentrotus

 
 

P. depressus (A. Agassiz)

WP

0-5

15,736

  1. Geographic ranges: West Pacific (WP), East Pacific (EP), Holarctic (HA).