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Anthocidaris crassispina (aboral)
Anthocidaris crassispina (aboral)
Description Aboral side: Around one side of the test the spines are distinctly shorter than on the other side. The animal sits in its crevice with the short spines to the wall, the long ones directed to the open.
Diameter of test 45 mm, longest spine 36 mm; Shizuoka, Central Japan, Pacific.
Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 183.36 kB - 1 156 x 1 070 pixels added on 2005-02-23367 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Anthocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz, 1864) accepted as Heliocidaris crassispina (A. Agassiz, 1864)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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