Tubercles are the attachment point for spines on the test. They come in many shapes but all are constructed along the same basic plan. There is a ball-like mamelon (m) at the centre, which is the ...
The surface of heart urchin plates is covered in a mass of small tubercles marking the attachment sites for spines and pedicellariae. In the specimen illustrated tubercles are of various sizes, the ...
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