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Family: Echinothuriidae



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18 species (see list below)
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Araeosoma belli
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Araeosoma fenestratum
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Araeosoma owstoni
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Araeosoma thetidis
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Araeosoma violaceum
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Asthenosoma heteractis
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Asthenosoma ijimai
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Photo by De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.

Indo-West Pacific

Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868

Photo by Photo by De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.
 
Asthenosoma varium
[Fire urchin]
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Calveriosoma gracile
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Hygrosoma hoplacantha
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Hygrosoma petersi
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Phormosoma bursarium
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Phormosoma placenta
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Phormosoma rigidum
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Sperosoma antillense
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Sperosoma biseriatum
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Sperosoma giganteum
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Tromikosoma hispidum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Araeosoma belli Western Atlantic
Araeosoma fenestratum Western Atlantic
Araeosoma owstoni Western Pacific 1904
Araeosoma thetidis Southwest Pacific 1909
Araeosoma violaceum Southwest Pacific
Asthenosoma heteractis Western Central Pacific 1900
Asthenosoma ijimai Western Pacific 1897
Asthenosoma varium Fire urchin Indo-West Pacific 1868
Calveriosoma gracile Western Pacific 1881
Hygrosoma hoplacantha Western Central Pacific 1877
Hygrosoma petersi Western Atlantic
Phormosoma bursarium Western Central Pacific 1881
Phormosoma placenta Western Atlantic and the
Phormosoma rigidum Southwest Pacific 1881
Sperosoma antillense Southwest Pacific
Sperosoma biseriatum Northeast Pacific. 1901
Sperosoma giganteum Northeast Pacific. 1907
Tromikosoma hispidum Eastern Pacific. 1898



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