Astropyga radiata

Information:
Phylum: ECHINODERMATA
Order: DIADEMATOIDA
Class: ECHINOIDEA
Family: DIADEMATIDAE
Species: Astropyga radiata
Common Name: Purple Heart urchin

Dive Info:
locality: Bohol. Mantatao Reef. Mantatao Island. Calape. Philippines. Mantatao 1 Point.
depth: 12 m.
date: 1/23/2005
Photographer: Philippe Poppe