Sea Urchins Summary Links

[BrianPlankis]

This sticky is dedicated to Data Mine and external links on information about Echinoderms (Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, Sea Stars, etc).

Sea Urchins
Martin Moe Jr.'s and Ken Nedimyer's Diadema antillarum project. (http://www.marineland.com/seascope/ss2003_issue4.pdf) (added 07/2006)

Green Sea Urchin Gonad Development
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4D-4M2GGVJ-3&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F14%2F2007&_rdoc=11&_fmt=full&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%234972%232007%23997379998%23642588%23F LA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=4972&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=20&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=338752156e6ee09556b0ced9af1d0795

[graveyardworm]

Posted by Gary White 1/28/07

On the topic of "sea urchin babies" ...

Sea Urchin Embryology
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/contents.html

Primary Labs
(includes artificial stimulation and collection of urchin sperm and ova production using KCl injection ... nicely illustrated with multiple animations)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/p.htm

Pluteus to Metamorphosis, Feeding
(feeding baby urchins)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/p2m.htm

Structure and Anatomy
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/anaphys.html

Informational Resources
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/i.htm