Kingdom Animalia Family Echinothuriidae Rank Genus | Class Echinoidea Phylum Echinodermata Order Echinothurioida | |
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Similar Astropyga radiata, Periclimenes colemani, Toxopneustes, Astropyga, Zebrida | ||
Fire urchin or asthenosoma varium
Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.
Contents
Fire urchin asthenosoma varium at aquarium of the pacific
Taxonomy
The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species:
"†" means an extinct taxon.
References
Asthenosoma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA