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"Ventral surface of disc of an Ophiuroid (Ophiothrix fragilis). g., Openings of genital pockets or bursae; m., mouth; v., ventral plates of arms; sp., spines of arms; tf., tube-feet--at the right side these are represented as retracted; o., the opening through which they are protruded; p., plates around mouth bearing the so-called teeth; one of these plates is perforated, and functions as the madreporite." -Thomson, 1916

Ophiuroid

"Ventral surface of disc of an Ophiuroid (Ophiothrix fragilis). g., Openings of genital pockets or bursae;…

"Starfish. I. Ventral surface; t.f., tube-feet extended; a.g., the ambulacral groove with the tube-feet retracted; m., the mouth. II. Dorsal surface, showing the position of the madrepore (M.); the two adjacent arms form the bivium." -Thomson, 1916

Starfish

"Starfish. I. Ventral surface; t.f., tube-feet extended; a.g., the ambulacral groove with the tube-feet…

"Diagrammatic cross-section of starfish arm. n., Radial nerve; b.v., radial blood vessel according to Ludwig, septum in pseud-haemal vessel according to others; w.v., radial water vessel; am., ampulla; t.f., tube-foot; p.c., a pyloric caecum cut across; s.p., a calcareous spine; g., a skin-gill; lac., spaces in the wall; go., ova in ovary; a.o., ambulacral ossicle." -Thomson, 1916

Starfish Arm

"Diagrammatic cross-section of starfish arm. n., Radial nerve; b.v., radial blood vessel according to…