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
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added on 2005-02-23222 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, part of species Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke