''Brisaster latifrons'' is a species of

sea urchin Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...

s of the

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Schizasteridae Schizasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Spatangoida. Genera: * ''Abatus'' Troschel, 1851 * '' Aceste'' Thomson, 1877 * ''Agassizia'' Agassiz & Desor, 1847 * '' Aguayoaster'' Sanchez Roig, 1952 * '' Aliaster'' Valdinu ...

. Their armour is covered with spines. ''Brisaster latifrons'' was first scientifically described in 1898 by

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.Kroh, A. (2010). ''Brisaster latifrons'' (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1898). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010
World Echinoidea Database
at the

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. They serve as

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for the commensal epibiont ''

Waldo arthuri ''Waldo'' is a genus of small marine clams in the family Galeommatidae. It includes five species which are all obligate commensals of sea urchins. They are found in the southern Atlantic and Antarctic Oceans, with the exception of '' Waldo art ...

'', a galeommatid clam.

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