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Amphipneustes lorioli (aboral)
Description Aboral side: The deep marsupia are overarched by flattened paddle-shaped spines. Below this dense cover numerous fine spines are developed, in which the most advanced, "long-spined" juveniles cling with the thorns of their own spines. On the ground of the pouches the smaller "short-spined" juveniles and eggs are densely packed.Length 59 mm; female; Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
AWI JPG file - 404.54 kB - 1 181 x 1 368 pixels added on 2009-02-23356 viewsRAS taxaDigital photo, entire species Amphipneustes lorioli Koehler, 1901checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2009). Sea urchins II: Worldwide irregular d... © 2009 Schultz, Heinke
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