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    Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) Lytechinus variegatus, commonly called the green sea urchin or the variegated sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
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    Lytechinus variegatus represents a dominant species in many of the seagrass meadows throughout these regions. As a ruderal species, L. variegatus has rapid growth, early reproductive maturity, and short longevity. These characteristics make L. variegatus a potential candidate for fisheries and/or aquaculture.
    Lytechinus variegatus belongs to the Camarodonta, a large clade of primarily shallow-water sea urchins whose crown group dates to ∼100 Ma ( Smith 2005) and includes several other species widely studied by ecologists, developmental biologists, and evolutionary biologists.
    Lytechinus species are dominant in many habitats. The ecological role is primarily known for L. variegatus. L. variegatus has rapid growth, early reproductive maturity, and short longevity, characteristics of a species with a ruderal life-history strategy. Whether these characteristics occur in the other species of the genus is not known.
    For example, in the central gulf coast of Florida A. punctulata consumes mainly animals while Lytechinus variegatus depletes the algal resources ( Cobb and Lawrence, 2005 ). Moreover, both species may occupy different microhabitats, with A. punctulata abundant on hard substrata and L. variegatus usually abundant on sand ( Hill and Lawrence, 2003 ).
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    Lytechinus variegatus - Wikipedia

    Lytechinus variegatus, commonly called the green sea urchin or the variegated sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. See more

    There are four subspecies:
    • Lytechinus variegatus carolinus A. Agassiz, 1863
    • Lytechinus variegatus pallidus H. L. Clark, 1925 See more

    The green sea urchin occurs in tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean. The subspecies occupy different geographical areas. L. v. … See more

    • Photos of Lytechinus variegatus on Sealife Collection See more

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    The green sea urchin has a globular test (shell) densely covered in spines and can reach a diameter of around 11 centimetres (4.3 in). The test … See more

    The green sea urchin is often found with pieces of algae, bits of seagrass and fragments of mollusc shell on its aboral (upper) surface, holding them in place with its tube feet. It is … See more

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