Asthenosoma

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Echinothuriidae Rank Genus		Class Echinoidea Phylum Echinodermata Order Echinothurioida

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.

The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species:

Asthenosoma dilatatum Mortensen, 1934

Asthenosoma ijimai Yoshiwara, 1897

Asthenosoma intermedium H.L. Clark, 1938

Asthenosoma marisrubri Weinberg & de Ridder, 1998 – "Red sea fire urchin"

Asthenosoma periculosum Endean, 1964

Asthenosoma striatissimum Ravn, 1928 †

Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868 – "fire sea urchin".

"†" means an extinct taxon.

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