Los Angeles Bioblitz Challenge
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
7 observations

- Observer
- redrovertracy
- Date
- 8/2/2021
- Quality grade
- research
- License
- CC-BY
Description
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Native Status
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) is native / not native to Los Angeles, California, USA.Habitat
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Taxon Range
Note: Range maps are only available for some species.
Taxonomy
- kingdom: Animals (Animalia) 9953 observations
- phylum: Echinoderms (Echinodermata) 12 observations
- class: Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, And Heart Urchins (Echinoidea) 8 observations
- order: (Camarodonta) 8 observations
- family: (Strongylocentrotidae) 7 observations
- genus: (Strongylocentrotus) 7 observations
- species: Pacific Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) 7 observations
Species Interactions
Species interaction data comes from GloBI. The species with links are species that have observations.
Eats
- Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
- Detritus Moth (Detritus)
- (Laurencia)
- Tunicates (Urochordata)
- Sponges (Porifera)
- (Macroalgae)
- Bryozoans (Bryozoa)
- Sea Lettuces (Ulva)
- Common Coralline (Corallina officinalis)
- Torrey's Surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi)
- Japanese Wireweed (Sargassum muticum)
- Puff-ball Algae (Colpomenia)
- Feather Boa Kelp (Egregia menziesii)
- Southern Sea Palm (Eisenia arborea)
- (Prionitis lanceolata)
Preys on
- Sea Lettuces (Ulva)
- (Macroalgae)
- Sponges (Porifera)
- Puff-ball Algae (Colpomenia)
- Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)
- Southern Sea Palm (Eisenia arborea)
- Common Coralline (Corallina officinalis)
- (Laurencia)
- Feather Boa Kelp (Egregia menziesii)
- Japanese Wireweed (Sargassum muticum)
- Bryozoans (Bryozoa)
- Tunicates (Urochordata)
- (Prionitis lanceolata)
- Torrey's Surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi)
Eaten by
- Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)
- California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus)
- Kellet's Whelk (Kelletia kelletii)
- Pile Surfperch (Rhacochilus vacca)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Preyed upon by
- Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)
- California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus)
- Kellet's Whelk (Kelletia kelletii)
- Pile Surfperch (Rhacochilus vacca)
- Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)