Biology:Astropyga
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Short description: Genus of sea urchins
Astropyga | |
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Astropyga radiata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Diadematoida |
Family: | Diadematidae |
Genus: | Astropyga John Edward Gray, 1855 |
Species | |
Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.[1][2]
Species
According to World Register of Marine Species:
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Astropyga magnifica (Leske, 1778) | Florida, U.S.A | |
Astropyga nuptialis (Tommasi, 1958) | San Pablo, Brazil | |
Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816) | Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. | |
Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778) | tropical Indo-Pacific region. |
References
External links
- Astropyga Gray, 1825, p. 426.
Wikidata ☰ Q154649 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astropyga.
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