Araeosoma violaceum

Araeosoma violaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species: A. violaceum
Binomial name
Araeosoma violaceum
(Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1903)

Araeosoma violaceum 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 violaceum was first scientifically described in 1903 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]

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References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma violaceum (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1903). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.