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Family: Diadematidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Central Atlantic.

Astropyga magnificaClark, 1934

Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh
 
Astropyga magnifica
[]
No picture found
 
Astropyga pulvinata
[]

Bos, Arthur

Indo-West Pacific.

Astropyga radiata(Leske, 1778)

Photo by Bos, Arthur
 
Astropyga radiata
[Blue-spotted sea urchin]
No picture found
 
Centrostephanus besnardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm WD
 
Centrostephanus coronatus
[Crowned sea urchin]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Centrostephanus longispinus(Philippi, 1845)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Centrostephanus longispinus
[Needle spined urchin]
No picture found
 
Centrostephanus rodgersii
[]
No picture found
 
Chaetodiadema granulatum
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No picture found
 
Chaetodiadema japonicum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Atlantic

Diadema antillarum(Philippi, 1845)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Diadema antillarum
[Long-spined sea urchin]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Diadema mexicanum
[]
No picture found
 
Diadema palmeri
[]
No picture found
 
Diadema paucispinum
[]

Bos, Arthur

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm WD
Diadema savignyiMichelin, 1845

Photo by Bos, Arthur
 
Diadema savignyi
[Savigny's long-spine sea urchin]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific

Diadema setosum(Leske, 1778)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Diadema setosum
[Porcupine sea urchin]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm WD
Echinothrix calamaris(Pallas, 1774)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Echinothrix calamaris
[Black banded sea urchin]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Echinothrix diadema(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Echinothrix diadema
[Blue-black sea urchin]
No picture found
 
Eremopyga debilis
[]
No picture found
 
Eremopyga denudata
[]
No picture found
 
Lissodiadema lorioli
[]
No picture found
 
Lissodiadema purpureum
[Fined spined urchin]


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