Chaetodiadema Explained

Chaetodiadema is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines.^[1]

List of species

Following World Register of Marine Species:^[2]

• Chaetodiadema africanum H.L. Clark, 1924 -- South Africa
• Chaetodiadema granulatum Mortensen, 1903 -- Indo-west Pacific
• Chaetodiadema japonicum Mortensen, 1904 -- Japan
• Chaetodiadema keiense Mortensen, 1939 -- Kei islands
• Chaetodiadema pallidum A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 -- Hawaii^[3]
• Chaetodiadema tuberculatum H.L. Clark, 1909 -- South Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chaetodiadema tuberculatum H. L. Clark 1909 - Encyclopedia of Life.
2. Kroh, A. (2013). "Chaetodiadema Mortensen, 1903a" In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database.
3. Christopher Mah, "Hawaiian Deep Sea-Urchins : Below the Surface of a Tropical Paradise !", on Echinoblog, 10 August 2010.