Mesocentrotus: Brief Summary
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Mesocentrotus is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Strongylocentrotidae.
The species of this genus are found in Japan and Northern America.
Species:
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Diagnosis
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Taxon based on results of a DNA-DNA hybridization.
Tatarenko, D.E. & Poltaraus, A.B. 1993. Affiliation of sea urchin Pseudocentrotus depressus to the family Strongylocentrotidae and description of a new genus Mesocentrotus belonging to the group based on DNA-DNA hybridization and comparative morphological data. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 72(2), 61-72.
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