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Araeosoma alternatum

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Species of sea urchin

Araeosoma alternatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinothurioida
Family: Echinothuriidae
Genus: Araeosoma
Species: A. alternatum
Binomial name
Araeosoma alternatum
(Mortensen, 1934)
Araeosoma alternatum specimen
Araeosoma alternatum

Araeosoma alternatum is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Its armour is covered with spines. It is placed in the genus Araeosoma and lives in the sea. A. alternatum was first scientifically described in 1934 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, a Danish zoologist.

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma alternatum (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1934). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
Taxon identifiers
Araeosoma alternatum
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