The peristome is the opening in the test associated with the mouth. In life it is covered in a flexible connective tissue membrane with embedded platelets. In cidaroids (above left) and ...
There are two major openings in the test, the peristome and periproct. The oval to D-shaped opening on the lower surface is the peristome, and this is where the mouth is situated. All five ambulacra ...
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