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Arbacia lixula var. africana (oral)
Arbacia lixula var. africana (oral)
Description Oral side: The strong tube feet are crowded in the widened ambulacra towards the peristomial edge. The distal ends of the oral spines show the characteristic, shiny "caps".
Test diameter 43 mm; Congo.
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Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 313.59 kB - 1 279 x 1 623 pixels added on 2005-02-23232 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, part of species Arbacia lixula var. africana (Troschel, 1873) accepted as Arbacia lixula africana (Troschel, 1873)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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