Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Echinothrix Higher classification Diadematidae Order Diadematoida | Family Diadematidae Phylum Echinodermata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Echinothrix diadema, Diadematidae, Diadema, Diadema savignyi, Echinometra mathaei | ||
Echinothrix is a genus of sea urchins which was first described in 1853 by Wilhelm Peters, a German naturalist and explorer.
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Double spined sea urchin echinothrix calamaris
Description and characteristics
The genus contains two species, E. diadema and E. calamaris. These can be distinguished by the fact that E. diadema has fully black spines whereas E. calamaris has striped spines. Both of these species are found in the Indo-Pacific region, living on coral reefs.
Taxonomy
According to World Register of Marine Species :
References
Echinothrix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA