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Red Heart Urchin Meoma ventricosa

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Brissidae [family]
Meoma [genus] (1)
ventricosa [species]

Classification

Brissidae [family]
Meoma [genus] (1)
ventricosa [species]

Literature

  • Hoeksema, B.W. (ed.) 2022. Marine biodiversity of Bonaire: a baseline survey (2nd edition). Preliminary results of the Bonaire Marine Biodiversity expedition. 1-78. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, and ANEMOON Foundation.
  • Humann, P. 1992. Reef Creature Identification. New World Publications.
  • Korzhavina, O.A., Hoeksema, B.W. & Ivanenko, V.N. 2019. A review of Caribbean Copepoda associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, echinoderms and sponges. Contributions to Zoology 88: 297-349. [link]
  • Stock, J.H., Humes, A.G. 1995. Copepoda associated with Echinoidea from the West Indies. Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region 72: 25-46.
  • Voss, G.L. 1976. Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. 167. E.A. Seemann Publishing, Inc..
  • WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. www.marinespecies.org. [link]

Literature references linked to higher taxa

  • Buurt, G. van 2014. Caquetío Indians on Curaçao during colonial times and Caquetío words in the Papiamentu language. Some names of Animals and Plants in Papiamentu. 93pp. Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma & University of Curaçao. (Echinoidea)