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Pedicellaria

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pedicellaria [‚ped·ə·sə′ler·ē·ə]
(invertebrate zoology)
In echinoids and starfishes, any of various small grasping organs in the form of a beak carried on a stalk.
Pedicellaria 

a skeletal formation resembling pincers borne by sea urchins and starfish. Pedicellariae are attached to flexible stalks or directly to the organism’s body. They protect against enemies and keep the body clear of foreign objects.
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To determine the protein and carbohydrate content of the juveniles after metamorphosis, four weeks after fertilization, (eight days after rudiment development and four days after pedicellaria had started to develop in well fed larvae), all the larvae that remained from the high concentration diet were pooled together and placed into 1-L beakers with water from the aquaria in which the adults were kept (about 30 larvae/ beaker).
Effect of food concentration on protein and carbohydrate production ... by Miloslavich, Patricia; Lawrence, John M.; Schiopu, Daniela; Klein, Eduardo / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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