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Echinus gilchristi (oral)
Echinus gilchristi (oral)
Description Close-up of the oral side with the peristome: The mouth with the teeth protruding is encircled by a fleshy lip and surrounded by enormous numbers of small pedicellariae. In the ambulacra the sucking discs of the tube feet are visible between the spines.
South Africa.
Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 140.82 kB - 801 x 593 pixels added on 2005-02-23236 viewsFrom reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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