Asthenosoma

Japanese: Asthenosoma
Asthenosoma

…A general term for three species of the genus Asthenosoma , or two or three closely related genera of echinoderms in the family Echinothuriidae. The shell plates that make up the sea urchin's shell are not fully bonded, so the entire shell is flexible and the body can be deformed.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Asthenosoma" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウニ綱フクロウニ科Echinothuriidaeの棘皮(きよくひ)動物でフクロウニ属Asthenosomaの3種,または2~3の近縁属の種類の総称。ウニの殻を構成している殻板の結合が十分でないために殻全体が柔軟で,体を変形させることができる。…

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