The initial discovery of three distinct eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases was made using S. purpuratus as a … Meer weergeven

The genome of the purple sea urchin was completely sequenced and annotated in 2006 by teams of scientists from over 70 institutions including the Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory at the California Institute of Tec… Meer weergeven

The purple sea urchin, along with sea otters and abalones, is a prominent member of the kelp forest community. The purple sea urchin also plays a key role in the disappearance of kelp forests that is curren… Meer weergeven

Sea urchins like the purple sea urchin have been used for food by the indigenous peoples of California, who ate the yellow egg mass raw.
In California, the peak gonad growth seas… Meer weergeven

• Arbacia punctulata, the Atlantic purple sea urchin Meer weergeven

• Strongylocentrotus purpuratus information
• Echinoderm Genome Information Web System
• The Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genome at the UCSC Genome Browser… Meer weergeven