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Toxopneustes pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific.It is considered highly dangerous, as it is capable of delivering extremely painful and medically significant stings when touched.
The specific name roseus means "rosy" in Latin. Though it does not have a widely used common name, it is sometimes known as the "rose flower urchin" or the "pink flower urchin". [2] More commonly, it is simply called a "flower urchin", though that name strictly applies only to the related Indo-West Pacific species, Toxopneustes pileolus.
Toxopneustes is a genus of sea urchins from the tropical Indo-Pacific.It contains four species.They are known to possess medically significant venom to humans on their pedicellariae (tiny claw-like structures).
The flower urchin is a dangerous, potentially lethally venomous species. The spines , long and sharp in some species, protect the urchin from predators . Some tropical sea urchins like Diadematidae , Echinothuriidae and Toxopneustidae have venomous spines.
Flower urchins may refer to: Toxopneustes pileolus, a venomous species of sea urchin from the tropical Indo-West Pacific; Members of the genus Toxopneustes in general
Toxopneustes elegans is one of the four species in the genus Toxopneustes.It was first described by the German zoologist Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein in 1885. [1] The generic name Toxopneustes literally means "poison breath", derived from Greek τοξικόν [φάρμακον] (toksikón [phármakon], "arrow [poison]") and πνευστος (pneustos, "breath").
Pedicellaria of Acanthaster planci Generalized pedicellaria of an (a) asteroid and (b) echinoid. A pedicellaria (pl.: pedicellariae) is a small wrench- or claw-shaped appendage with movable jaws, called valves, commonly found on echinoderms (phylum Echinodermata), particularly in sea stars (class Asteroidea) and sea urchins (class Echinoidea).
The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.