WoRMS Photogallery
Dendraster excentricus (food grooves)
Description Food grooves on the oral side of Dendraster excentricus. The food particles are transported in the grooves towards the central mouth, incorporated in a mucus string. Side branches lead to the main furrows.Scale 10 mm. JPG file - 608.11 kB - 1 654 x 1 200 pixels added on 2005-02-23407 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, part of species Dendraster excentricus (Eschscholtz, 1831)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
Click here to return to the thumbnails overview
Comment (0)
Click here to add a comment.* indicates a required field.
Disclaimer: WoRMS does not exercise any editorial control over the information displayed here. However, if you come across any misidentifications, spelling mistakes or low quality pictures, your comments would be very much appreciated. You can reach us by emailing info@marinespecies.org or adding a comment, we will correct the information or remove the image from the website when necessary or in case of doubt.
