A Primitive Heart in the Echinoid <i>Strongylocentrotus purpuratus</i>

196429 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Richard A. Boolootian · University of California, Los Angeles

James L Campbell · Los Angeles Valley College

Abstract

A pulsating vessel and a compartmented contractile chamber have been found to move coelomic fluid from the perivisceral cavity into and throughout the hemal system of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

Topics & Keywords

Echinoderm biology and ecology Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 145, Issue 3628, pp. 173-175

DOI: 10.1126/science.145.3628.173

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