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Mellita tenuis (juveniles)
Mellita tenuis (juveniles)
Description lnitially the ambulacral lunules appear as shallow notches at the margin (left). Later in ontogeny they become deeper and finally closed (right).
Test length of largest sample 26 mm; juvenile specimens; Naptes, Florida, USA. Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 133.81 kB - 1 417 x 617 pixels added on 2005-02-23199 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Mellita tenuis H.L. Clark, 1940checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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