Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.[1][2]

Species

According to World Register of Marine Species:

Image Scientific name Distribution
Astropyga magnifica (Leske, 1778) Florida, U.S.A; Caribbean
Astropyga nuptialis (Tommasi, 1958) San Pablo, Brazil
Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816) Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778) tropical Indo-Pacific region.

References

  1. ^ Astropyga ITIS
  2. ^ Astropyga NCBI


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astropyga
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