Araeosoma tessellatum

Araeosoma tessellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species: A. tessellatum
Binomial name
Araeosoma tessellatum
(Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879)

Araeosoma tessellatum is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. Araeosoma tessellatum was first scientifically described in 1879 by Alexander Emanuel Agassiz.[1]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma tessellatum (Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, 1879). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.