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Astropyga
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Astropyga

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.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue-spotted Urchin

speciesAstropyga radiata

Pin Cushion Sea Urchin

speciesAstropyga pulvinata

Magnificent Urchin

speciesAstropyga magnifica

Astropyga nuptialis

speciesAstropyga nuptialis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130520.