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In both sea stars and sea urchins, the footprints have the same shape and the same diameter as the distal surface of the tube foot discs (Fig. 2). , 1994, 1998; Flammang, 2006; Gorb and Flammang, unpubl. , 2008). This aspect has been observed in cryo-SEM (Fig. 10A), conventional SEM (Fig. 10B, C), and AFM (Fig. , 1998; Flammang, 2006). So far, however, it has not been possible to visualize fresh footprints directly in sea water. In both asteroid and echinoid footprints, one can distinguish a very thin and homogeneous priming film covering the substratum on which the fibrillar matrix is deposited (Figs.
FNRS). 07. This study is a joint contribution of the “Centre Interuniversitaire de Biologie Marine” (CIBIM, Belgium) and the “Instituto de Tecnologia Qu´ımica e Biol´ogica” (ITQB, Portugal). , and Walter, P. (2002) Molecular biology of the cell (fourth edition). New York: Garland Science. , and Flammang, P. (2000) Ultrastructure of the echinoderm cuticle after fast freezing/freeze substitution and conventional chemical fixation. Microsc Res Tech 48: 385–393. D. (1996) Influence of salinity on the ability of starfishes Asterias rubens L.