Etymology

pseudopaxilliform

Today it means: Having spinelets clustered on a low, elongated ridge. Full definition →

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pseudo- + paxilliform term introduced by W. K. Fisher in 1911 in "Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 76, Part 1, 1-420

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