Single Choice

In starfish at the aboral end near the anus, a plate-like porous structure is found and is called:

ASkeleton plate
BMadreporite
Correct Answer
CPedicellariae
DTube feet

Solution

The madreporite is a light-colored calcareous opening used to filter water into the water vascular system of echinoderms. It acts like a pressure-equalizing valve. It is visible as a small red or yellow button-like structure, looking like a small wart, on the aboral surface of the central disk of a starfish. Hence, option B is correct.


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