Strongylocentrotus purpuratus is a species of sea urchin in the family Strongylocentrotidae commonly known as the purple sea urchin. It lives along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico, to British Columbia, Canada. This sea urchin species is deep purple in color, and lives in lower inter-tidal and nearshore sub-tidal communities. Its eggs are orange when secreted in water. January, February, and March function as the typical active reproductive months for the species. Sexual maturity is reached around two years. It normally grows to a diameter of about 10 cm (4 inches) and may live as long as 70 years.

Sequence Statistics

No Sequences42420
No Amino Acids18126260
Min Seq. Length19
Avg. Seq. Length427.305
Max Seq. Length10984
Seq. Length 1σ480.260

Disorder Prediction Statistics

Predictor % Genome Disordered % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains
VLXT 33.802 7.515 32.344 33.758 8.448
VSL2b 41.052 8.436 39.431 31.529 9.415
PrDOS 36.873 5.276 37.266 25.094 6.843
PV2 46.108 10.637 46.255 33.397 12.239
IUPred-S 21.950 2.000 21.641 19.829 2.938
IUPred-L 25.019 2.573 26.065 24.990 3.285
Espritz-N 31.309 5.270 28.484 27.954 5.423
Espritz-X 20.140 1.467 21.326 17.436 2.684
Espritz-D 10.799 1.335 48.621 19.651 14.338

SUPERFAMILY Domains

% Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment % Sequences with SCOP Assignment No of Domains No of Superfamilies No of Families Avg. Family Size Avg. Domain Length Domain Pairs Unique Domain Architectures
45 70 40403 1036 973 39 499 1822 6332

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