On the prey-catching pedicellariae of a starfish, Stylasterias forreri (de Loriol)
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 53 (6) , 748-755
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z75-089
Abstract
The structure and arrangement of the 35 teeth on each jaw and the positioning of one set of adductor muscles of the crossed pedicellariae in the starfish Stylasterias forreri are excellently adapted for capturing and retaining active prey species, such as fishes.Keywords
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