Araeosoma splendens 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. splendens was first scientifically described in 1934 by Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen.[1]
| Araeosoma splendens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Echinothuriidae |
| Genus: | Araeosoma |
| Species: | A. splendens
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| Binomial name | |
| Araeosoma splendens (Mortensen, 1934)
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References edit
- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Araeosoma splendens (Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, 1934). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
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