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Mellita notabilis (oral surface)
Mellita notabilis (oral surface)
Description Oral surface of Mellita notabilis. The stippled areas indicate the depressions of the pressure drainage channels and thoir tributaries. The solid lines mark the food grooves. M. notabilis has very prominent, steep pressure drainage channels, leading to the irrcgularly looking lunules. The main food grooves surrounding them are widely divergent and sinuous. The test is distinctly wider than long. Author Durham, John Wyatt JPG file - 141.27 kB - 828 x 774 pixels added on 2005-02-23249 viewsFrom reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Durham, John Wyatt
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