Pedicellaria
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pedicellaria-212-2592309
title:
Pedicellaria
text:
A pedicellaria is a small wrench- or claw-shaped appendage with movable jaws, called valves, commonly found on echinoderms, particularly in sea stars and sea urchins. Each pedicellaria is an effector organ with its own set of muscles, neuropils, and sensory receptors and is therefore capable of reflex responses to the environment.
Pedicellariae are poorly understood but in some taxa, they are thought to keep the body surface clear of algae, encrusting organisms, and other debris in conjunction w
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description:
Small wrench- or claw-shaped appendage found on echinoderms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedicellaria
date created:
2003-11-25T11:06:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T05:15:35Z
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