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Clypeaster humilis (regeneration)
Description Damaged echinoid. The damaged sea urchin succeeded in retaining the broken fragment and has incorporated it again by closing the openings with the calcareous meshwork. On this "new" surface new spines have developed (arrow right).Scale 10 mm. JPG file - 317.43 kB - 945 x 1 273 pixels added on 2005-02-23486 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, part of species Clypeaster humilis (Leske, 1778)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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