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Goniocidaris (Cyrtocidaris) tenuispina (apical disc, ambulacral plates and primary spine cross section)
Description a. Apical system of (1.) male, (2.) female, b. Part of primary spine, transverse section: The outer surface is covered by a meshwork of cortical hair, c. Ambulacral plates: The depressed, naked median zone is zigzag shaped.
a. Scale 4 mm, b. Scale 250 µ, c. Scale 20 mm.
Author Mortensen, Theodor
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added on 2011-02-23202 viewsWoRMS taxaScan of drawing Goniocidaris (Cyrtocidaris) tenuispina Mortensen, 1927checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2011). Sea urchins III: Worldwide regular de...
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