Astropyga
Sign in to saveAstropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.
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Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.
==Species== According to World Register of Marine Species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px || Astropyga magnifica (Leske, 1778)||Florida, U.S.A; Caribbean |- | || Astropyga nuptialis (Tommasi, 1958)||San Pablo, Brazil |- |120px || Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816)||Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. |- |120px || Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)||tropical Indo-Pacific region. |- |}
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