Podophora atratus (aboral)
Description Upper side: The spines are short cut forming a pavement. Heavy surf cannot wash away the echinoid, especially because the numerous podia of the oral side tight it to the rocky bottom.
Diameter with spines 52 mm; Reunion.
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2011-02-23240 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Podophora atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Podophora atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2011). Sea urchins III: Worldwide regular de...
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