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词条 Echinothrix
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  1. Description and characteristics

  2. Taxonomy

  3. References

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| name = Echinothrix
| image = SeaDSC01286.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Echinothrix calamaris
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Echinodermata
| classis = Echinoidea
| ordo = Diadematoida
| familia = Diadematidae
| genus = Echinothrix
| genus_authority = Peters, 1853[1]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
  • Echinothrix diadema
  • Echinothrix calamaris

}}

Echinothrix is a genus of sea urchins which was first described in 1853 by Wilhelm Peters, a German naturalist and explorer.

Description and characteristics

The genus contains two species, E. diadema and E. calamaris.[1] These can be distinguished by the fact that E. diadema has fully black spines whereas E. calamaris has striped spines. Both of these species are found in the Indo-Pacific region, living on coral reefs.

Taxonomy

According to World Register of Marine Species :

  • Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774)

References

1. ^{{cite WoRMS |author=Kroh, Andreas |year=2013 |title=Echinothrix Peters, 1853 |id=179636 |accessdate=2013-11-23 |db=Echinoidea}}
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1 : Diadematidae

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