Notocidaris mortenseni (oral)
Description Oral side: The oral primary spines are spear-like with more or less serrated edges. This shape is likely to be advantageous for covering the growing brood.
Diameter of test 31 mm; Weddell Sea.
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Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2011-02-23240 viewsRAMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Notocidaris mortenseni (Koehler, 1900)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2011). Sea urchins III: Worldwide regular de...
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