Kingdom Animalia Family Schizasteridae Genus Brisaster fragilis Order Spatangoida | Class Echinoidea Phylum Echinodermata Rank Species | |
Similar Spatangoida, Waldo, Strongylocentrotus fragilis, Brissus latecarinatus, Clypeaster rosaceus | ||
Brisaster latifrons is a species of sea urchins of the family Schizasteridae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brisaster latifrons was first scientifically described in 1898 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.
They serve as hosts for the commensal epibiont Waldo arthuri, a galeommatid clam.
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