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Heterobrissus niasicus (oral)
Description Oral side: The peristome is deeply depressed, covered by the prominent lip. The strongly developed phyllodes lie in sunken, rather naked grooves, whereas the lateral ambulacra are tuberculated like the plastron.
Length of test 134 mm; Mozambique, East Africa.
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2005-02-23181 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Heterobrissus niasicus (Döderlein, 1901)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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