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Amphipneustes marsupialis (aboral)
Amphipneustes marsupialis (aboral)
Description Aboral side: In the broad, deep brood pouches of the female the young grow up beneath a layer of spines. The eggs are hidden in the lowermost corner, the older juveniles lie between the spines.
Test length 54 mm; Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 212.40 kB - 1 008 x 1 119 pixels added on 2005-02-23412 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Amphipneustes marsupialis (Koehler, 1926)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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