Holopneustes Explained

Holopneustes is a genus of sea urchins,^[1] belonging to the family Temnopleuridae.^[2]

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Holopneustes inflatus (A. Agassiz, 1872)	southern Australia, in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
	Holopneustes porosissimus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846	Australia
	Holopneustes purpurascens (A. Agassiz, 1872)	Australia, in New South Wales

See also

• Amblypneustes – a closely related genus

Notes and References

1. Williamson . Jane E. . De Nys . Rocky . Carson . David G. . Steinberg . Peter D. . Induction of metamorphosis in the sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens by a metabolite complex from the algal host Delisea pulchra . 2000 . The Biological Bulletin . 198 . 3 . 332–345 . 10.2307/1542689. 10897447 . 1542689 .
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512535 Holopneustes