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Asteroidea. Astropecten aurantiacus

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Asteroidea. Astropecten aurantiacus

Description

Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Astropecten aurantiacus

Living in marine habitats
1) Aboral view: arms at different levels of dissection.
2) Skeletal elements: paxillae.
3) Transverse section of arm with ossicles and water-vascular system.
4) Sagittal section of body, through madreporite (m) and ambulacral system.

Format


image/jpeg (922.73 kB)
wallchart (height: 129 cm, width: 133 cm)

Subject


• Tavola didattica

Object languages:

Latin

Sources


• Cassettiera B - 9

Rights:

Creative Commons License
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