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ECHINODERMATA — OPHIUROIDEA 



the very young Ophiuroid the arms melt into a small central 

 disc, as in the Starfish, but the disc of the adult is made up of 



Fig. 207. — Aboral view of Ophiotkrix fragilis. x 1. r, Radial plate. 



a series of iuterradial dorsal outgrowths which meet one another 

 above the arms. 



