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Chondrocidaris gigantea (aboral)
Description Aboral side: The upper primary spines are set with very coarse thorms. The yellow-reddish scrobiclar spines are much larger than the yellow ambulacral ones. The interporiferous zone is densely covered by tiny, flattened spines.Diameter of test 70 mm; Lahaina, Hawaii, 10 m deep.
CN JPG file - 271.90 kB - 945 x 1 331 pixels added on 2005-02-23217 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, part of species Chondrocidaris gigantea A. Agassiz, 1863checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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