Calveriosoma hystrix
| Calveriosoma hystrix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Echinothuriidae |
| Genus: | Calveriosoma |
| Species: | C. hystrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Calveriosoma hystrix (Thomson, 1872)
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Calveriosoma hystrix is a species of sea urchin of the family Echinothuriidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Calveriosoma hystrix was first scientifically described in 1872 by Thomson.[1] C. hystrix has a structure known as a siphon, which is a thin tube that runs parallel to the stomach. While its function is not certain, it likely serves a way of moving water from the esophagus to the beginning of the intestine.[2]
References
- ^ Kroh, A. (2010). Calveriosoma hystrix (Thomson, 1872). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Holland, Nicholas D.; Ghiselin, Michael T. (2008). "Siphons and siphonal grooves in the digestive systems of the Echinoidea (Echinodermata)". Zoomorphology. 127 (4): 259–264. doi:10.1007/s00435-008-0071-7. ISSN 0720-213X.