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Tripneustes gratilla (aboral)
Tripneustes gratilla (aboral)
Description Aboral side: The greatly expanded tube feet (arrows left) in the five ambulacra explore the vicinity of the animal. The surface of the upper side is densely covered by pedicellariae, the valves of which have developed small blisters, filled with poison.
Safaga, Egypt, Red Sea. Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 406.92 kB - 1 530 x 1 020 pixels added on 2005-02-23229 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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