Diet, movement, and covering behavior of the sea urchin Toxopneustes roseus in rhodolith beds in the Gulf of California, México

By D. James. 2000

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Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds (2013, background): “Macroinvertebrates such as the urchin Toxopneustes roseus can cover themselves with rhodoliths and also prefer to eat them rather than fleshy algae (James, 2000).”
Multiple factors explain the covering behaviour in the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (2007, background): “Some sea urchins cover themselves for days or weeks at a time (Douglas 1976; James 2000), whereas others pick up and drop materials within hours, and some sea urchins show a daily pattern in covering (Millott 1956; Sharp & Gray 1962; Lees & Carter 1972; Adams 2001; Barnes & Crook 2001).”
Effect of temperature on photosynthesis, growth and calcification rates of the free-living coralline alga Lithophyllum margaritae (2007, background): “They also constitute a major component of the diet of some associated invertebrate species (James 2000), and support species of commercial importance such as scallops in Scotland (Kamenos et al. 2003) and in the Gulf of California (Steller 2003).”