The Diadematidae are a family of sea urchins. Their tests are either rigid or flexible and their spines are long and hollow. Astropyga Gray, 1825 Astropyga...
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setosum is a species of long-spined sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae. It is a typical sea urchin, with extremely long, hollow spines that...
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Echinothrix calamaris (category Diadematidae)
family Diadematidae. The banded sea urchin has a slightly oval test (shell), reaching a diameter of about 5 cm. Like almost all the Diadematidae (but it...
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Centrostephanus rodgersii (category Diadematidae)
Centrostephanus rodgersii is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. It is a big, dark-purple sea urchin, with long and slender spines, reflecting...
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species, protect the urchin from predators. Some tropical sea urchins like Diadematidae, Echinothuriidae and Toxopneustidae have venomous spines. Other creatures...
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the long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. This sea urchin is characterized by its exceptionally long black spines...
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Astropyga radiata (category Diadematidae)
urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical...
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mexicanum is a species of long-spined sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae. It is native to the Pacific coast of Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador...
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Echinothrix diadema (category Diadematidae)
(Echinothrix diadema) is a species of tropical sea urchin, member of the Diadematidae family. Echinothrix diadema is a long spined urchin. With its spines...
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Diadema (sea urchin), a genus of sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae Diadema (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Diademaceae Damon diadema...
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5 in). If the spines enter into count, the biggest species may be a Diadematidae like Diadema setosum, with a test up to 10 cm (3.9 in) only, but its...
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savignyi is a species of long-spined sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae. Common names include long-spined sea urchin, black longspine urchin...
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the long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is found in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean and in Hawaii and other...
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Centrostephanus longispinus (category Diadematidae)
longispinus, the hatpin urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. There are two subspecies, Centrostephanus l. longispinus, found in the...
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Kamali & Wood Cretaceous Iran A sea urchin belonging to the family Diadematidae. Cheirocystis liexiensis Sp. nov Liu et al. Ordovician Madaoyu Formation...
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Astropyga magnifica (category Diadematidae)
Astropyga magnifica is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. In life, their test is covered with spines. Astropyga magnifica was first scientifically...
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According to ITIS : family Aspidodiadematidae (Duncan, 1889) family Diadematidae (Gray, 1855) family Lissodiadematidae (Mortensen, 1903) family Micropygidae...
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Diadema (sea urchin) (category Diadematidae)
Diadema is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. It is one of the most abundant, widespread, and ecologically important shallow water genera...
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with different microstructure, in a similar way to the spines of some Diadematidae (especially Echinothrix) and Toxopneustidae. The secondary spines are...
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Centrostephanus coronatus (category Diadematidae)
known as crowned sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It was first described to science by Yale zoology Professor Addison...
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Centrostephanus besnardi (category Diadematidae)
Centrostephanus besnardi is a species of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus besnardi was first...
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variolaris burrowing in Réunion island They can be confused with the Diadematidae sea urchins which sho longer and more slender spines, with an anal papilla...
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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the...
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Astropyga (category Diadematidae)
Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855...
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Centrostephanus asteriscus (category Diadematidae)
Centrostephanus asteriscus is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus asteriscus was first...
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Diadema savignyi, D. setosum, Echinothrix calamaris and E. diadema (Diadematidae), Heterocentrotus mammillatus (Echinometridae) and Pseudocentrotus depressus...
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Astropyga nuptialis (category Diadematidae)
Astropyga nuptialis is a species of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga nuptialis was first scientifically...
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Chaetodiadema granulatum (category Diadematidae)
Chaetodiadema granulatum is a species of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with long and slender spines, and the test is...
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Diadema palmeri is a red sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. It was first discovered by William (Bill) Palmer, at a depth of about 40 m (130 ft) off...
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Chaetodiadema keiense (category Diadematidae)
Chaetodiadema keiense is a species of sea urchins of the family, Diadematidae, their naming reflecting the fact that their armour is covered with spines...
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