The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) is one of the earth's longest-living animals, reported to live more than 100 ...

An international team of researchers, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University, has discovered that the pathogen ...

A scuticociliate parasite is causing mass die-offs of sea urchins across the Caribbean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean, leading to ...

which was identified last year as the cause of a mass mortality event in the urchin species Diadema antillarum, is the same ...

One comprehensive review highlighted the pharmacological properties of nine different sea urchin species, detailing their potential applications in medicine. The study found that extracts from ...

1993). There are a number of other well-described examples where keystone species act as determinate predators. Sea otters (i) regulate sea urchin populations, which in turn feed upon kelp and ...

Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.

called egg bindin receptor 1 (EBR1), which is involved in sperm recognition for two sea urchin species. 1 A rapidly evolving species-specific domain makes up one-third to one-half of the 350 kDa ...

In other countries, the sea urchin is regarded as a friend that has helped to control invasive giant seaweed. The sea urchin is native to our oceans, and not an alien invasive species. As a part of ...

Uni, or sea urchin, is a celebrated delicacy at sushi ... and refuge to various organisms like fish and mammal species. The areas where Uni destroyed the ecosystems are called urchin barrens ...

Marine biologists studied the growth of urchin larvae at a coral nursery in Key Largo as part of an initiative to regrow the ...