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Lovenia elongata (oral)
Lovenia elongata (oral)
Description Oral side: The area around the peristome and the anterior part of the sternal plates is naked. The long lateral spines are used for locomotion. Two tufts of spines are set on larger tubercles at the sides of the bilobed subanal fasciole.
Length with spines 46 mm; Gulf of Thailand.
Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 181.97 kB - 945 x 1 410 pixels added on 2005-02-23259 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Lovenia elongata (Gray, 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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