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Family: Diadematidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Central Atlantic.

Astropyga magnifica Clark, 1934

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Astropyga magnifica
[]
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Astropyga pulvinata
[]

Photo by Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific.

Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)

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Astropyga radiata
[Blue-spotted sea urchin]
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Centrostephanus besnardi
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Max. Length 17.5 cm WD
 
Centrostephanus coronatus
[Crowned sea urchin]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Centrostephanus longispinus (Philippi, 1845)

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Centrostephanus longispinus
[Needle spined urchin]
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Centrostephanus rodgersii
[]
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Chaetodiadema granulatum
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Chaetodiadema japonicum
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Atlantic

Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845)

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Diadema antillarum
[Long-spined sea urchin]
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Diadema mexicanum
[]
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Diadema palmeri
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Diadema paucispinum
[]

Photo by Bos, Arthur

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm WD
Diadema savignyi Michelin, 1845

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Diadema savignyi
[Savigny's long-spine sea urchin]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific

Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778)

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Diadema setosum
[Porcupine sea urchin]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm WD
Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774)

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Echinothrix calamaris
[Black banded sea urchin]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Echinothrix diadema
[Blue-black sea urchin]
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Eremopyga debilis
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Eremopyga denudata
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Lissodiadema lorioli
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Lissodiadema purpureum
[Fined spined urchin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astropyga magnifica Western Central Atlantic. 1934
Astropyga pulvinata Eastern Pacific and Weste 1816
Astropyga radiata Blue-spotted sea urchin Indo-West Pacific. 1778
Centrostephanus besnardi Indo-West Pacific. 1955
Centrostephanus coronatus Crowned sea urchin Eastern Pacific. 17.5 WD 1867
Centrostephanus longispinus Needle spined urchin Atlantic and the Mediterr 1845
Centrostephanus rodgersii Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1863
Chaetodiadema granulatum Indo-West Pacific 1903
Chaetodiadema japonicum Western Central Pacific 1904
Diadema antillarum Long-spined sea urchin Central Atlantic 1845
Diadema mexicanum Eastern Pacific. 9 WD 1863
Diadema palmeri Southwest Pacific 1967
Diadema paucispinum Indo-Pacific. 1863
Diadema savignyi Savigny's long-spine sea urchin Indo-Pacific 25 WD 1845
Diadema setosum Porcupine sea urchin Indo-Pacific 1778
Echinothrix calamaris Black banded sea urchin Indo-Pacific 15 WD 1774
Echinothrix diadema Blue-black sea urchin Indo-Pacific 20 WD 1758
Eremopyga debilis Western Pacific 1940
Eremopyga denudata Western Central Pacific 1904
Lissodiadema lorioli Southeast Pacific 1903
Lissodiadema purpureum Fined spined urchin Eastern Central Pacific 1907



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