Asthenosoma

Asthenosoma
Temporal range:
Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Subfamily: Echinothuriinae
Genus: Asthenosoma
(Grube, 1868)
Species

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Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.

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