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Toxopneustes pileolus (globiferous pedicellariae)
Toxopneustes pileolus (globiferous pedicellariae)
Description The small globiferous pedicellariae with the conspicuous white edge are widely open or folded up. Their stalks are set with poison glands immediately below the valves. One large, closed pedicellaria is visible in the fore-ground. In this form the poison gland onthe stem is a little distant from the base of the valves.
Scale 3 mm. Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 197.22 kB - 913 x 1 236 pixels added on 2005-02-23262 viewsEchinoidea taxaMicroscope Toxopneustes pileolus (Lamarck, 1816)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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