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Centrostephanus longispinus (aboral)
Centrostephanus longispinus (aboral)
Description Aboral side: The banded, hollow spines are very fragile. They are covered in tiny thorns arranged in whorls around the shaft.
Test diameter 37 mm, height 18 mm; West Africa.
Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 179.14 kB - 1 173 x 1 012 pixels added on 2005-02-23552 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Centrostephanus longispinus (Philippi, 1845)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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