Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
The spines of D. antillarum are very sharp and can easily pierce skin, shoes, and wetsuits. Contact with a spine is not extremely painful, but the shattering of the spine leaves organic material in the wound that can cause intensely painful infections. The poisonous mucous seems to have very little effect on humans.
Negative Impacts: injures humans (bites or stings)
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Puckett, E. 2002. "Diadema antillarum" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Diadema_antillarum.html
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