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Asthenosoma in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 4530Invertebrate Zoology

Asthenosoma

As recorded: Asthenosoma Grube, 1868

Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Echinothurioida › Echinothuriidae

Locality
Hawaii
Depth
300 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of AsthenosomaSpecies page ›

Asthenosoma observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 333 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Asthenosoma observed 2026-10-15

2026-10-15

Buton, ID-SG, ID

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asthenosoma observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Red Sea, Red Sea, EG

(c) Ruben Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asthenosoma observed 2026-09-15

2026-09-15

Komodo Pink Beach, Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) wild-discovery-rachael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asthenosoma observed 2026-08-18

2026-08-18

Daanbantayan, PH-CB, PH

(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Asthenosoma observed 2026-08-04

2026-08-04

Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG

(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asthenosoma observed 2026-08-04

2026-08-04

Gulf of Aqaba, South Sinai, EG

(c) Maxim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asthenosoma. BPBM 4530. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979298412. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4530.

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