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Tripylus abatoides (aboral)
Description In the male (left) the petals are slightly depressed, in the female (right) the petals are transformed into deeply sunken marsupia.
Length 42 mm, male; Length 39 mm, female; Weddell Sea.
AWI
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2009-02-23280 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Tripylus abatoides (H.L. Clark, 1925) accepted as Schizocosmus abatoides (H.L. Clark, 1925)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2009). Sea urchins II: Worldwide irregular d...
© 2009 Schultz, Heinke
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