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Figures illustrating the tubes in which Lingula anatifera lives. The upper figure is a view of the trilobed opening of the tube. The lower figure shows the tube in the sand laid open and the animal exposed. The dotted line indicates the position of the bo

Image de Lingulata Gorjansky & Popov 1985

Description :

Figures illustrating the tubes in which Lingula anatifera lives. The upper figure is a view of the trilobed opening of the tube. The lower figure shows the tube in the sand laid open and the animal exposed. The dotted line indicates the position of the body when retrcted. The darker portion is the tube of sand agglutinated by the secretion of the stalk..

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éditeur de publication
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
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Freshwater and Marine Image Bank