Asthenosoma is a genus of sea urchins in the family Echinothuriidae. Their spines are covered with harmful venom capsules.
Taxonomy The World Echinoidea Database recognises the following species: Asthenosoma dilatatum Mortensen, 1934 Asthenosoma ijimai Yoshiwara, 1897 Asthenosoma intermedium H.L. Clark, 1938 Asthenosoma marisrubri Weinberg & de Ridder, 1998 – "Red sea fire urchin" Asthenosoma periculosum Endean, 1964 Asthenosoma striatissimum Ravn, 1928 † Asthenosoma varium Grube, 1868 – "fire sea urchin".
"†" means an extinct taxon.
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