''Chaetodiadema'' is a genus of
sea urchins of the
Family
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Diadematidae
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 radiata'' ( Leske, 1778), extant
**'' Astropyga pulvinata'' (Lamarck, 1816), ...
. Their armour is covered with spines.
List of species
Following
World Register of Marine Species
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:
* ''
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
[Christopher Mah,]
Hawaiian Deep Sea-Urchins : Below the Surface of a Tropical Paradise !
, on ''Echinoblog'', 10 August 2010.
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Chaetodiadema tuberculatum
''Chaetodiadema tuberculatum'' is a species of sea urchins of the family (biology), Family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Chaetodiadema tuberculatum was first scientifically described in 1909 by Hubert Lyman Clark.Kroh, A. (20 ...
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H.L. Clark, 1909 -- South Australia
References
Animals described in 1903
Diadematidae
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