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Echinus gilchristi (lateral)
Description Side view: The few primary spines are much longer than the others which form a short, dense coat. The entire surface is covered by small pedicellariae with rounded heads.Diameter withh spines 100 mm; off Cape Point, South Africa, 45 m deep. JPG file - 199.41 kB - 1 181 x 852 pixels added on 2005-02-23254 viewsDeep-Sea taxaDigital photo, entire species Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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