. Echinoderms of Connecticut. Echinodermata. No. 19.] ECHINODERMS OF CONNECTICUT. los Kkewise develops into a long-armed pluteus, and this by a com- plicated metamorphosis gives rise to the bizarre creature shown, in Fig. 19, which actually represents the young urchin, although it. Fig. 19. Mellita pentapora. Young urchin shortly- after the metamorphosis from the free-swimming pluteus. The pentagonal area in the center represents the mouth, in the angles of which are the five teeth. The spines and tube-feet are at this stage of enor- mous size relative to the size of the body. (After Grave.) d
. Echinoderms of Connecticut. Echinodermata. No. 19.] ECHINODERMS OF CONNECTICUT. los Kkewise develops into a long-armed pluteus, and this by a com- plicated metamorphosis gives rise to the bizarre creature shown, in Fig. 19, which actually represents the young urchin, although it. Fig. 19. Mellita pentapora. Young urchin shortly- after the metamorphosis from the free-swimming pluteus. The pentagonal area in the center represents the mouth, in the angles of which are the five teeth. The spines and tube-feet are at this stage of enor- mous size relative to the size of the body. (After Grave.) diiJers widely in appearance from the adult. The oval body is provided with a small number of spines and tube-feet of relatively. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coe, Wesley Roswell, 1869-. Hartford, Printed for the State Geological and Natural History Survey
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