Asthenosoma Explained

Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae.^[1] Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.^[2]

Taxonomy

The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species:

• Asthenosoma dilatatum Mortensen, 1934
• Asthenosoma ijimai Yoshiwara, 1897
• Asthenosoma intermedium H.L. Clark, 1938
• Asthenosoma marisrubri Weinberg & de Ridder, 1998 – "Red sea fire urchin"
• Asthenosoma periculosum Endean, 1964
• Asthenosoma striatissimum Ravn, 1928 †
• Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868 – "fire sea urchin".

"†" means an extinct taxon.

Notes and References

1. Book: Echinodermata . 2020 . B. F. Keegan, Brendan D. S. O'Connor . 978-1-003-07922-4 . [Place of publication not identified] . 1190776827.
2. Amemiya . S. . Emlet . R. B. . 1992-02-01 . The Development and Larval Form of an Echinothurioid Echinoid, Asthenosoma ijimai, Revisited . The Biological Bulletin . 182 . 1 . 15–30 . 10.2307/1542177 . 1542177 . 29304716 . 0006-3185.