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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Dendraster excentricus (posterior)
Description
Close-up of the posterior end: The club-shaped primary spines are very closely set, covering the whole test including the apical system and the petals (In the cente of the lowe edge). They prevent sand particles from falling onto the test surface. The spines around the margin are longer.
Scale 5 mm.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Echinoidea taxa
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Dendraster excentricus
(Eschscholtz, 1831)
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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