Glossary
Glossary terms beginning with: F
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- fasciole
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A band of fine ciliary and mucuous-gland tipped spines (clavullae) found in atelostomates. These are used to create ciliary currents within the burrows of infaunal taxa and generate a protective mucous coat. The fine, dense tubercles that support clavullae form a distinct finely granular band on the test (arrowed).
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- food groove
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Smooth tubercle- and spine-free channel leading towards the mouth and used for the transportation of fine particles; may be simple or distally branched and usually confined to the oral surface. Found only in clypeasteroids.
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- foramen magnum
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The V-shaped gap between a pair of hemipyramids.
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