''Asthenosoma periculosum'' is a species of
sea urchin
Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) ...
of the family
Echinothuriidae
The Echinothuriidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinothurioida.
Due to their soft skeletons, most are called "leather urchins", but species in the genus ''Asthenosoma'' are also known as "fire urchins" due to their bright colors a ...
. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus
Asthenosoma
Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.
Taxonomy
The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species:
* '' Asthenosoma dilatatum'' Mortensen, 1934
* ' ...
and lives in the sea. Asthenosoma periculosum was first scientifically described in 1964 by Endean.
[Kroh, A. (2010). ''Asthenosoma periculosum'' (Endean, 1964). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010]
World Echinoidea Database
at the World Register of Marine Species
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See also
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Asthenosoma intermedium
''Asthenosoma intermedium'' is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Asthenosoma and lives in the sea. Asthenosoma intermedium was first scientifically described in ...
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Asthenosoma marisrubis
''Asthenosoma marisrubri'' ('flexible body of the Red Sea') (Weinberg & De Ridder, 1998) aka Red Sea fire urchin and toxic leather sea urchin , is a relatively common sea urchin with a widespread distribution in the Indo-Pacific, and was till 19 ...
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Asthenosoma varium
''Asthenosoma varium'' is a sea urchin (an echinoderm, a member of the phylum that also includes star fish). Growing up to in diameter, it lives on sand and rubble sea bottoms in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia and Southern Ja ...
References
periculosum
Animals described in 1964
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