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Ctenocidaris spinosa (lateral)
Ctenocidaris spinosa (lateral)
Description Side view: The primary spines serve as "hardgrounds" for setting sea cucumbers, bivalves, corals, bryozoans and sponges.
Test diameter 33 mm; Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
AWI Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 467.84 kB - 2 987 x 1 689 pixels added on 2005-02-23362 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Ctenocidaris spinosa (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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