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Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum

Ruth Francis-Floyd, , Roy Yanong, , Shirley Baker, Deborah Pouder, , , , Thomas Waltzek, Heather D. Walden, , and

Release Date: 7/27/2020

DOI: 10.32473/edis-vm244-2020

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Abstract

This 55-page document contains a wealth of information on the long-spined sea urchin, which is an important animal in coral reef ecosystems. The publication discusses diagnostic methods for Diadema antillarum and provides reporting forms for laboratory and diagnostic work.

About this Publication

This document is VM244, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Francis-Floyd, R. (2020). Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum. EDIS, 2020(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-vm244-2020

Authors

Ruth Francis-Floyd
Ruth Francis-Floyd
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Specialist
University of Florida

professor and UF/IFAS Extension veterinarian, UF College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program

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Jan Landsberg
Jan Landsberg

research scientist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Roy Yanong
Roy Yanong
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension veterinarian, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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Yasu Kiryu
Yasu Kiryu

contributor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Shirley Baker
Shirley Baker
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, molluscan biology & aquaculture, Ph.D., UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Deborah Pouder
Deborah Pouder
staff
University of Florida

coordinator of research programs and services, diagnostic lab manager, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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William Sharp
William Sharp

contributor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Gabriel Delgado
Gabriel Delgado

contributor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Nicole Stacy
Nicole Stacy

clinical assistant professor, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Thomas Waltzek
Thomas Waltzek
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, emerging aquatic animal pathogens & aquatic animal health; research coordinator, Aquatic Animal Health Program; UF College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology; affiliate associate professor, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Gainesville, FL

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Heather D. Walden
Heather D. Walden
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, parasitology, Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine, UF College of Veterinary Medicine

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Roxanna Smolowitz
Roxanna Smolowitz

associate professor, marine biology (honorary retiree), RWU Center For Economic and Environmental Development, Bristol. RI

Greg Beck
Greg Beck

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