pedal disc

{{Short description|Sea anemone body part}}

The pedal disc (also known as a basal plate) is the surface opposite to the mouth of the sea anemone. It serves to attach the anemone to the substrate, or hard surface, upon which it lives.

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|url=http://www.nhm.ku.edu/tol/glossary/pedaldisk.html

|title=Illustrated Glossary of Sea Anemone Anatomy - Pedal Disk

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|access-date=2009-10-15

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The pedal disc is composed of a thin tissue plate and is used by the animal to adhere to and move across the surface.

{{cite web

|url=http://darwin.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/InterGlossary/listofterms/Pedal_disc.htm

|title=Pedal Disc

|publisher=darwin.nhm.ku.edu

|access-date=2009-10-15

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