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Asthenosoma
Genus of sea urchins / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae.[1] Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.[2]
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Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Echinothurioida |
Family: | Echinothuriidae |
Subfamily: | Echinothuriinae |
Genus: | Asthenosoma (Grube, 1868) |
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