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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Metalia spatagus (subanal fasciole)
Description
Subanal fasciole. The subanal fasciole is shield-shaped and includes three pores on either side. They are set with tube feet specialized for maintaining the sanitary funnel, into which the waste material is washed. Two anal branches are developed, which surround the periproct (upper edge).
Scale 10 mm.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Echinoidea taxa
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Metalia spatagus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24
From reference
Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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