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Chaetodiadema

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Echinoidea

Family
  
Diadematidae

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Diadematoida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Diadematacea, Astropyga, Diadematidae, Echinothrix, Echinothrix diadema

Chaetodiadema is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines.

List of species

Following World Register of Marine Species:

  • Chaetodiadema africanum H.L. Clark, 1924 -- South Africa
  • Chaetodiadema granulatum Mortensen, 1903 -- Indo-west Pacific
  • Chaetodiadema japonicum Mortensen, 1904 -- Japan
  • Chaetodiadema keiense Mortensen, 1939 -- Kei islands
  • Chaetodiadema pallidum A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 -- Hawaii
  • Chaetodiadema tuberculatum H.L. Clark, 1909 -- South Australia
  • References

    Chaetodiadema Wikipedia