Astropyga

Astropyga
Astropyga radiata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Diadematoida
Family:	Diadematidae
Genus:	Astropyga John Edward Gray, 1855
Species
Astropyga magnifica Astropyga nuptialis Astropyga pulvinata Astropyga radiata

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.[1][2]

Species

According to World Register of Marine Species:

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Astropyga magnifica (Leske, 1778)	Florida, U.S.A; Caribbean
	Astropyga nuptialis (Tommasi, 1958)	San Pablo, Brazil
	Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816)	Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
	Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)	tropical Indo-Pacific region.

References

1. Astropyga ITIS
2. Astropyga NCBI

External links

• Astropyga Gray, 1825, p. 426.