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Mesocentrotus franciscanus

(A. Agassiz, 1863)

Red Sea Urchin

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.948903
Element CodeIEECH46010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassEchinoidea
OrderEchinoida
FamilyStrongylocentrotidae
GenusMesocentrotus
Synonyms
Toxocidaris franciscanaA. Agassiz, 1863
Other Common Names
Oursin rouge (FR)
Concept Reference
Kroh, A. and R. Mooi. 2015. World Echinoidea Database. <http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/>. Accessed June 2015.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-04-23
Change Date2017-04-23
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
Roadless Areas (19)
Alaska (18)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Dall IslandTongass National Forest105,780
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
References (2)
  1. Kroh, A. and R. Mooi. 2015. World Echinoidea Database. &lt;http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/&gt;. Accessed June 2015.
  2. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2020. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 12 Feb 2020)